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Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
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…
Fairfield, CT
News
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…
Jersey City, NJ
News
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…
Massapequa, NY
News
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…
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Four Rescued In Hudson River Jet Ski Emergency
This story has been updated. Four people were rescued late Saturday night following a 911 call of a water emergency involving Jet Ski watercraft in distress on the Hudson River in the vicinity of Norrie Point Marina in the hamlet of Staatsburgh in Hyde Park. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the 911 call at around 11 p.m. Two Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office boats, the City of Poughkeepsie Fire boat and a New York State Police helicopter were dispatched to the scene along with Roosevelt Fire Department and Northern Dutchess Paramedics. Fire department personnel on land …
Stamford, CT
Police & Fire
Motorists Trapped In Flooded Waters Rescued By Stamford FD
Stamford firefighters were kept on the run rescuing residents in flooded vehicles late Thursday afternoon through the evening after a line of heavy thunderstorms rolled through the area causing extensive flooding. The Stamford 911 Center began receiving calls at 4:54 p.m. Thursday, for people trapped in flooded cars at the intersection of East Main Street and Myrtle Avenue, underneath the Railroad underpass, said Stamford Fire Capt. Philip Hayes. An engine and truck company were immediately dispatched. On arrival, firefighters found three cars under the railroad bridge, submerged up to the …
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man On Top Of Sinking Boat Rescued In Hudson
All hands were on deck - literally - as first responders rescued a man whose boat capsized in the Hudson River. The Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department received a report of the boater in distress off Croton Point at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday, leading to a water rescue involving several area first responders. Upon arrival at the scene, a man was found on top of his sinking boat and was rescued by a Sea Tow vessel that was in the area, while first responders secured the boat and attempted to pump off the water it was taking on, before eventually beaching it at Senesqua Park. The man wa…
