Hudson, NY
Police & Fire
Two Rescued From Partially Sunken Jet Skis In Region Two Rescued From Partially Sunken Jet Skis In Region
Two Rescued From Partially Sunken Jet Skis In Region Other than some likely bruised egos, two jet skiers are safe after being rescued from the Hudson River. Emergency crews were called around 9 p.m. Friday, May 13, with reports of two personal watercraft (PWC) operators in distress near the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in Catskill, according to the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office. Several agencies, including the US Coast Guard, responded and found one man stranded on a partially sunken jet ski, police said. A team from the Glasco Fire Department was able to locate the second man on a disabled watercraft nearby. Crews secured the partially sunken je…

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by Michael Mashburn
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Video Shows Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Of Stranded Jersey Shore Mariners Video Shows Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Of Stranded Jersey Shore Mariners
Video Shows Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Of Stranded Jersey Shore Mariners A pair of mariners were rescued by the US Coast Guard when their 33-foot sailboat overturned along the Jersey Shore Friday night. The couple radioed for help around 8 p.m. near Little Egg Inlet, officials said. Video posted by the Coast Guard shows the rescue. Posted by U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City on Friday, May 6, 2022 “With high winds, driving rain and thunderstorms in the area, our aircrew worked to quickly lower the rescue swimmer to help the couple,” Lt. Humberto Hernandez, a pilot who flew on the rescue, said. “Our swimmer was able to walk in the shallow breaking…

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
One Dead After Car Crashes Into Water On Long Island One Dead After Car Crashes Into Water On Long Island
One Dead After Car Crashes Into Water On Long Island One man was killed after his vehicle went into the water on Long Island and divers could not reach him in time to save his life. The incident took place in Nassau County in Freeport around 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 26 at Cow Meadow Park. According to the Freeport Fire Department, divers from the NYPD, with help from several other departments, went into the water and located the vehicle with a person inside. The vehicle was brought to land but the man inside was dead, the department said. Law enforcement said he was the only person in the vehicle. The victim has not been identified by pol…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
US Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Off Jersey Shore US Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Off Jersey Shore
US Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Off Jersey Shore A 46-year-old fisherman suffering a medical emergency was rescued off the Jersey Shore by members of the US Coast Guard from Barnegat and Atlantic City, authorities said. The rescue involved the fishing vessel "Captain John" about 45 miles east of Point Pleasant. A crew member aboard Captain John reportedly used a marine radio to notify Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay watchstanders of the emergency at about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6. The Coast Guard launched an MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City. A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station B…

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by Jon Craig
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
News
Water Search Locates Sunken Vessel In Cape May (UPDATES) Water Search Locates Sunken Vessel In Cape May (UPDATES)
Water Search Locates Sunken Vessel In Cape May (Updates) A water search was underway in Cape May County where numerous life jackets were found washed up on the shore, according to developing and unconfirmed reports. UPDATE: The US Coast Guard located a sunken vessel and the owner was notified at about 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 5. No one was on board. The vessel was described as a 37-foot  Silverton sunk in the ocean off of Cape May — 500 yards west of the Cape May Inlets west jetty. and 200 yards off of the Coast Guard beach. Other vessel debris also was found on the beach at East Louisville Avenue in Wildwood Crest at about 9 a.m. The Lo…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
News
Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie'
Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' "I love my family. I don't want to die." Those were some of the last words spoken by New Jersey’s Matthew Preziose moments before being swept out to sea by the heavy currents on a beach in Hawaii last weekend — never to be seen again. The irony of it all is that his boyfriend, Nick Slawinski, said he’d never seen Preziose, 25, of Middletown, happier than he was that week. The couple chose Lumahai beach in Kauai to visit particularly because of its rave reviews both from tour guides and Google, 26-year-old Slawinski, of Riverside, said. Little did they know, the site is known as a dangerou…

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by Nicole Acosta
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Was Vacationing With BF, Family Says NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Was Vacationing With BF, Family Says
NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Was Vacationing With BF, Family Says A New Jersey man who was swept out to sea while swimming in Hawaii waters was vacationing with his boyfriend, his family tells Daily Voice. Middletown's Matthew Preziose, 25, was standing in the waters of Lumaha'i Beach and moments later was swept out to sea on Saturday, March 5, his boyfriend, Nick Slawinski told Daily Voice. ALSO SEE: Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' Slawinski claims he leaped into the water to save his love, who was caught in a riptide and nearly 150 feet from the shoreline. The search for his body was suspended the af…

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by Nicole Acosta
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Massive Search Underway For NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii Massive Search Underway For NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii
Massive Search Underway For NJ Photographer Swept Out To Sea In Hawaii A massive search is underway for a missing New Jersey man who was swept out to sea while swimming in Hawaii waters, authorities said. Matthew Preziose, 25, and another swimmer were in distress off Lumaha‘i Beach just after 1 p.m., Saturday, March 5, Kauai police said. ALSO SEE: Man Recalls NJ BF's Final Moments On Notoriously Dangerous Hawaiian Beach 'Lumadie' One swimmer made it safely to shore, however, the Middletown resident was last seen being swept out to sea, according to local police. Preziose works as a freelance photographer in the NJ and NYC area, according to his Instagram an…

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by Nicole Acosta
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
18 People Rescued From Ice Floating In Lake Erie: US Coast Guard (Photos, Video) 18 People Rescued From Ice Floating In Lake Erie: US Coast Guard (Photos, Video)
18 People Rescued From Ice Floating In Lake Erie: US Coast Guard (Photos, Video) Eighteen people were rescued from an ice floe– or a separated sheet of floating ice– in Lake Erie on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard says. A group of snowmobilers were trapped on the ice floe, the Coast Guard stationed at Marblehead said on its Facebook page on Monday. Great collaboration with US Coast Guard Air Station Detroit and Catawba Island Volunteer Fire Department again today!... Posted by U.S. Coast Guard Station Marblehead, OH on Sunday, February 6, 2022 The group was first aided by a "good Samaritan" with an airboat while an Air Station Detroit helicopter arrived to rescue t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Police Searching For Man Who Jumped From Bridge In Hudson Valley Police Searching For Man Who Jumped From Bridge In Hudson Valley
Police Searching For Man Who Jumped From Bridge In Hudson Valley Police in the area are searching for a man who jumped off a bridge in the Hudson Valley The incident took place at around 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 13 at the span of the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Ulster County. That's when officers responded to a 911 call of a man jumping off the bridge, said Chief James Janso of the Town of Lloyd Police. "An extensive search from multiple agencies was conducted and at this time the victim has not been located," Janso said. Janso said a vehicle was not found at the end of the bridge and no identification of any kind was found in the area. The inv…

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by Kathy Reakes
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters
Police ID Missing Delaware River Boaters New Jersey State Police have identified the two boaters who they said went missing on the Delaware River over the weekend. A search and rescue mission was launched Saturday for Joseph P. McLaughlin, 24, and Brian S. Palangi, 26, both of Deptford, New Jersey State Police spokesperson Adam Dewechter said. Their boat capsized near Crown Point Road in West Deptford around 2:10 p.m., sending them and a third victim overboard, authorities said previously. The third victim was recovered by responders that afternoon, but McLaughlin and Palangi remained missing as of Monday morning, NJSP …

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by Cecilia Levine
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Search For Boaters In Delaware River Turns To Recovery Mission Search For Boaters In Delaware River Turns To Recovery Mission
Search For Boaters In Delaware River Turns To Recovery Mission The search for boaters who went missing when their vessel capsized over the weekend on the Delaware River has turned to a recovery mission, authorities said. Several search and rescue teams including the US Coast Guard were called to the area near Crown Point Road in West Deptford around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, authorities and sources said. The small speed boat had apparently overturned, sending three occupants overboard. One was rescued by Good Samaritans and the other two remained missing as of Monday morning. "The search and rescue has transitioned into a recovery operation," New Jerse…

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by Cecilia Levine