Three Kayakers Rescued At Long Island Park Three Kayakers Rescued At Long Island Park
Three Kayakers Rescued At Long Island Park Officers rescued three people after their kayaks overturned at a state park on Long Island. Officers on Marine Juliette responded to Captree State Park in Bay Shore on Monday, Aug. 16 after receiving a report of kayakers in the water at about 3:10 p.m., according to the Suffolk County Police Department. SCPD said a 55-year-old Farmingville man's kayak capsized near a dock. Two of his family members, a 57-year-old North Babylon woman and a 61-year-old North Babylon man, tried to help him when their kayak also overturned.  The three were clinging to pilings under the dock when the Suffo…
Wildwood Crews Rescue Distressed Nighttime Swimmers Wildwood Crews Rescue Distressed Nighttime Swimmers
Wildwood Crews Rescue Distressed Nighttime Swimmers A pair of swimmers were rescued by crews in Wildwood last Friday night. The two went in the water after regular guards had finished their shift and after-hour crews were leaving for the night, NJ Advance Media reports. The pair was spotted approximately 100 yards off the beach just before 8 p.m., Wildwood Beach Patrol wrote in a release. Rescue swimmers entered the water and reached both victims, who were brought to the beach, evaluated, and did not require any treatment or transport, officials said.  "This incident could have easily been tragic and serves as another stark reminder o…
Kayaker Who Could Not Swim Rescued After Vessel Capsizes In Area Lake Kayaker Who Could Not Swim Rescued After Vessel Capsizes In Area Lake
Kayaker Who Could Not Swim Rescued After Vessel Capsizes In Area Lake A kayaker who could not swim and had overturned his vessel was rescued by first responders in the area. The incident took place around noon on Wednesday, Aug. 4 Ulster County in the Town of Lloyd. Police received a 911 call for the capsized kayaker on Chodikee Lake near the boat launch, said Lloyd PD Chief James Janso. Upon arrival, Lloyd Police and Department of Conservation police were able to commandeer two kayaks and located the 72-year Staten Island man holding onto his kayak in the lake, Janso said.  The officers were able to get the kayaker back into his kayak a…
North Wildwood Firefighters Rescue Stranded Jet Skier Trapped Waist-Deep In Marsh North Wildwood Firefighters Rescue Stranded Jet Skier Trapped Waist-Deep In Marsh
North Wildwood Firefighters Rescue Stranded Jet Skier Trapped Waist-Deep In Marsh Firefighters rescued a stranded jet skier trapped up to his waist in a North Wildwood marsh Sunday evening. Water rescue crews responded to a disabled wave runner around 9 p.m., the fire department said. "Crews could hear the wave-runner operator blowing his whistle but it took some time to locate his exact position [due to] to poor visibility," officials said.  The victim was eventually located in the marsh approximately 1000 feet from the closest area accessible by boat.  Two firefighters were sent in to the marsh, but upon reaching the area, they found the victim had sun…
Trapped Rafters Rescued From Fast-Moving Hudson Valley River Trapped Rafters Rescued From Fast-Moving Hudson Valley River
Trapped Rafters Rescued From Fast-Moving Hudson Valley River First responders came to the aid of a pair of rafters from Long Island who were trapped in a river in the Hudson Valley, authorities announced. First responders from the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, Wassaic Fire Department, and Town of Amenia EMS were dispatched to a stretch of Ten Mile River at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 18, where there was a report of a man and woman in the middle of the river holding on to a log. Due to the complexity of the rescue, they established a unified command system was established and additional resources were requested to the scene including: …
UPDATE: Drowning Child Rescued From Round Valley Reservoir, 2nd Swimmer Found  Safe, Police Say UPDATE: Drowning Child Rescued From Round Valley Reservoir, 2nd Swimmer Found  Safe, Police Say
Update: Drowning Child Rescued From Round Valley Reservoir, 2nd Swimmer Found Safe, Police Say Lifeguards at a Hunterdon County reservoir rescued a girl from the water Tuesday afternoon, and a man witnesses say went in to help was later found safely ashore, state police confirmed. The girl was rescued from the water at Round Valley Reservoir in Lebanon with help from lifeguards and her mother around 4 p.m., NJSP Trooper Lawrence Peele told Daily Voice. Carteret Station Marine Bureau troopers initiated a search with South Branch Emergency Services after witnesses stated that a Hispanic man had entered the water to help the girl but never resurfaced, authorities said. New Jersey State…
UPDATE: Drowning Child Rescued From Round Valley Reservoir, 2nd Swimmer Found  Safe, Police Say UPDATE: Drowning Child Rescued From Round Valley Reservoir, 2nd Swimmer Found  Safe, Police Say
Update: Drowning Child Rescued From Round Valley Reservoir, 2nd Swimmer Found Safe, Police Say Lifeguards at a Hunterdon County reservoir rescued a girl from the water Tuesday afternoon, and a man witnesses say went in to help was later found safely ashore, state police confirmed. The girl was rescued from the water at Round Valley Reservoir in Lebanon with help from lifeguards and her mother around 4 p.m., NJSP Trooper Lawrence Peele told Daily Voice. Carteret Station Marine Bureau troopers initiated a search with South Branch Emergency Services after witnesses stated that a Hispanic man had entered the water to help the girl but never resurfaced, authorities said. New Jersey State…
Search Crews Find No Evidence Of LBI Plane Crash Search Crews Find No Evidence Of LBI Plane Crash
Search Crews Find No Evidence Of LBI Plane Crash A water search and rescue was canceled about 90 minutes after a small plane was reported crashed off the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The aircraft's suspected crash occurred about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, about a mile offshore from Long Beach Island, reports said. An unconfirmed report, about an hour after the sighting, said air and water rescue reams had not located an aircraft. Among the search teams were U.S. Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police helicopters and local firefighters on boats and jet skis.  “We have received a report of a plane crash off Long Beach Island,” the Coas…
Long Island Jet Ski Rider Rescued After Hitting Sandbar Long Island Jet Ski Rider Rescued After Hitting Sandbar
Long Island Jet Ski Rider Rescued After Hitting Sandbar A jet ski rider was rescued on Long Island after their vehicle hit a sandbar. The rescue took place around 11:13 a.m., Sunday, June 6, when South Country Ambulance was requested as mutual aid to the Mastic Beach Fire Department for a water rescue in New Old Inlet in Bellport Bay.  The rider had been thrown from the front of the jet ski after hitting the sandbar, suffering a broken ankle, said the South County Ambulance. A South Country skiff was the first arriving unit on the scene to make contact and begin stabilizing and treating the rider. From there, the Mastic Beach Fire Departm…
Kayaker Rescued While Drift Towards Dam In Lancaster County Kayaker Rescued While Drift Towards Dam In Lancaster County
Kayaker Rescued While Drift Towards Dam In Lancaster County A kayaker was rescued after his boat overturned and he could not safely reboard on Saturday morning, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police. NLCRPD patrols were dispatched to a water rescue in the Middle Creek Waterfowl Refuge Impoundment where the kayaker was reportedly drifting towards the dam. Fire and rescue units were dispatched along with the Pennsylvania Gam Commission Game Wardens, in addition to the NLCRPD patrols. The man was able to reach shore by clinging to another kayaker who towed him to the shoreline. No injuries reported.
Trio Of Stranded Boaters Rescued From Rough Waters Of Hunterdon County Reservoir Trio Of Stranded Boaters Rescued From Rough Waters Of Hunterdon County Reservoir
Trio Of Stranded Boaters Rescued From Rough Waters Of Hunterdon County Reservoir Emergency crews were quick to rescue a man whose kayak overturned in a Hunterdon County reservoir — as well as the two good Samaritans who attempted to save him but overturned in their boat as well, authorities said. The man fell from his kayak due to “rough chop” at the Round Valley Recreational Area of the reservoir in Clinton just after 4 p.m. Monday, according to South Branch Emergency Services. The fallen boater called 911 from the water with a life jacket, advising responders that he was unable to get back to his kayak, authorities said. Emergency crews pinpointed the man’s location …
UPDATE: Garden State Parkway 'Bridge Jumper' Turns Out To Be Skateboarders UPDATE: Garden State Parkway 'Bridge Jumper' Turns Out To Be Skateboarders
Update: Garden State Parkway 'Bridge Jumper' Turns Out To Be Skateboarders UPDATED: Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called for a water rescue along the Garden State Parkway in Middlesex County on a report of a bridge jumper, authorities said. It turns out that a motorist mistook a skateboarder for a jumper, according to New Jersey State Police. First responders arrived at the Driscoll Bridge in Woodbridge about 5 p.m., according to initial reports.  A boat from Perth Amboy also was requested to assist in the water search of the Raritan River, reports said. "Nobody actually jumped,'" Sgt. Philip Curry, a NJ state police spokesman said Thursday night.…