Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Rescued From Sinking Kayak In Great South Bay Man Rescued From Sinking Kayak In Great South Bay
Man Rescued From Sinking Kayak In Great South Bay A man was rescued after his kayak overturned and sank on the Great South Bay. David Kennedy, 52, of Patchogue, was paddling in a 12-foot Pelican kayak with a friend in another kayak when he was thrown overboard by a rogue wave Saturday, Aug. 22 at about 7:40 a.m. northeast of Watch Hill in Patchogue Bay, Suffolk County Police said.  He and his friend were unable to remove the water from the boat, and his friend called 911 while Kennedy held onto his friend’s kayak to stay afloat, police said. Marine Bureau officers aboard Marine Gulf and Marine X-Ray responded.  …

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by Joe Lombardi
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Drowning Woman Saved By Brick Police Officers Drowning Woman Saved By Brick Police Officers
Drowning Woman Saved By Brick Police Officers A woman who was stranded in an Ocean County river for about an hour Saturday night before being was rescued by Brick police, authorities said. The woman, whose name has not been released, is is stable condition after suffering near-fatal breathing problems, Brick police said. Police were called to Eagle Point on the Metedeconk River about 9 p.m. on Saturday on a report of a woman missing in the water. The woman went missing in rough waters and strong currents, prompting a boat's operator to call 9-1-1, police said. Two police boats out of Trader's Cove Marina responded along with the U.S.…

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by Jon Craig
Brentwood, NY
News
One Dead After Nine Swimmers Pulled From Ocean Off Long Island Coast One Dead After Nine Swimmers Pulled From Ocean Off Long Island Coast
One Dead After Nine Swimmers Pulled From Ocean Off Long Island Coast One person died and eight others were rescued after being pulled from the ocean off a beach on Long Island. The City of Long Beach Fire Department was alerted for a water rescue shortly before 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 9 at Monroe Boulevard and the Ocean Beach Park, where swimmers were reportedly in distress. Fire officials said that first responders and lifeguards found a total of 10 people that needed to be rescued both in the water and stranded on a jetty. Lifeguards, surfers, and firefighters pulled all of the individuals from the water and jetty, with one victim in cardiac arrest. Fi…

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by Zak Failla
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Man Pronounced Dead Shortly After Being Pulled From Lake In Litchfield County Man Pronounced Dead Shortly After Being Pulled From Lake In Litchfield County
Man Pronounced Dead Shortly After Being Pulled From Lake In Litchfield County A man was pronounced dead at an area hospital shortly after he was pulled from a lake in Litchfield County. Litchfield County Dispatched received a 911 report at around 6 p.m. Sunday, July 5 from a woman in Plymouth reporting she could no longer see a man who had been swimming in Lake Winfield in the area of Seymour Road and that she believed he was underwater. Members of the Terryville Fire Department performed a water rescue and pulled the man from the water, Plymouth Police said. Members from the Terryville FD and Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance Corps performed CPR at the scene. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Body Of Rockland Man Recovered From Ramapo River, Police Say Body Of Rockland Man Recovered From Ramapo River, Police Say
Body Of Rockland Man Recovered From Ramapo River, Police Say A 33-year-old Rockland County man was found dead in the Ramapo River after going swimming early in the morning. The incident began early Thursday, July 2, when the Village of Suffern Police responded to the area after being notified by a village employee of a missing man in the river, said Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn. "Officers responded to the area after a village employee observed two men frantically running along the riverbank in the area of the Suffern Athletic Fields," Osborn said. When officers arrived the men said that one of their brothers had gone swimming in the river earl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Photos: Two Rescued From Capsized Boat In Area Lake Photos: Two Rescued From Capsized Boat In Area Lake
Photos: Two Rescued From Capsized Boat In Area Lake All hands were on deck to rescue a pair of boaters who capsized in an area lake. First responders in Putnam County from the Mahopac and Mahopac Falls Fire Department and Carmel Police Department were dispatched to Dixon Lake at approximately 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28 in Mahopac, where there was a report of an overturned boat. Jack Casey, Mahopac Falls VFD public information officer, said that the responders had a full water rescue response from both departments, which helped “divert a possible tragedy.” The two boaters were rescued from the waters and treated by EMTs inside waiting …

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by Zak Failla
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
13-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Through Ice On East Brunswick Pond 13-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Through Ice On East Brunswick Pond
13-Year-Old Boy Dies After Falling Through Ice On East Brunswick Pond Despite an heroic rescue effort by police and firefighters, a 13-year-old boy died after falling through the ice Wednesday night on an East Brunswick pond, authorities said. Yusef Khela was playing with two other children near police headquarters on Civic Center Drive when they all fell in shortly before 5 p.m., township police said. Two got out of the water, but the third became trapped. Yusef's friends quickly summoned police, who created a human chain to try and rescue the boy, "but he slipped under the ice before they could reach him," the department said in a release. Firefighters e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Area Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Area
Boy, 8, Dies After Boat Carrying Eight Flips Over In Area This story has been updated. An 8-year-old boy drowned after being underwater for some time when a boat carrying seven children and one adult flipped over in Haverstraw Bay. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18, about 100 feet off of Haverstraw Bay, said Rockland County Sheriff's Chief William Barbera. According to Barbera, the boat flipped over sending all eight occupants into the water. Most clung to the boat until help arrived, but the boy went underwater. The child was recovered by dive team members, who immediately began CPR, Barbera said.  The other six ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Two Teen Swimmers Missing, One Rescued Near Rockaway Beach Two Teen Swimmers Missing, One Rescued Near Rockaway Beach
Two Teen Swimmers Missing, One Rescued Near Rockaway Beach Police dive teams and first responders are back in the water off Rockaway Beach searching for two teens who went missing while swimming. The incident took place around 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1,  when New York City Police officers in Rockaway responded to a 911 call of a water rescue at the Beach 96th Street and Broadwalk, said the NYPD. When police arrived they were told that three teen males were struggling to make it back to shore while swimming, police said. A 15-year-old male was rescued by a Good Samaritan, police said. The rescued teen told police that his friends were still in t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
News
Five Rescued After Jet Ski, Kayak Overturn At Seaside Park Five Rescued After Jet Ski, Kayak Overturn At Seaside Park
Five Rescued After Jet Ski, Kayak Overturn At Seaside Park Five people were rescued by police after a Jet Ski capsized and three people in a canoe attempted to rescue them became stranded. The incident took place around 5:45 p.m., Sunday,  Sept. 22, at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Jones said a Jet Ski with two passengers capsized and a canoe of three attempted to rescue the two passengers and ended up capsizing, stranding all five in the water. A police boat rushed to the area and managed to save all five people, Jones said. Police said everyone was wearing life jackets when t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Jersey City, NJ
News
Secaucus Fire Boat Will Help Protect Passaic, Hackensack River Communities Secaucus Fire Boat Will Help Protect Passaic, Hackensack River Communities
Secaucus Fire Boat Will Help Protect Passaic, Hackensack River Communities The small navy of police and fire department craft that fight fires and assist in water rescues in Hudson, southern Bergen and eastern Essex counties got a little bigger Thursday, when the Secaucus Fire Department's boat was christened during a ceremony attended by several officials.  “Making sure our firefighters have the best tools to do their jobs and protect our communities is a top priority for me in Congress. This boat is one of those tools that will help our first responders keep watch over our diverse coastlines and bridges,” said Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9),  who, as co-chair…

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by Paul Milo
Massapequa, NY
News
Three Children, Two Adults Rescued From Sinking Boat In Great South Bay Three Children, Two Adults Rescued From Sinking Boat In Great South Bay
Three Children, Two Adults Rescued From Sinking Boat In Great South Bay Three children and two adults are safe after being rescued from a sinking boat in the Great South Bay. Just before 11 p.m. Sunday night, June 23 while the Islip Fire Department Marine Unit was securing their vessel after responding to a call for a paddle boarder in distress, a call came in for a mutual aid response to the West Islip Fire Department for a boat taking on water in the vicinity of the double span of the Robert Moses Bridge, according to Islip Fire Department. Unit 26 responded immediately and while heading to the location, crew members spotted a hand-held flair on water level a…

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by Donna Christopher