07.18.2021 Police Cops: SCPD, Wading River FD rescue woman in Long Island Sound A flotation device dropped from a Suffolk County police helicopter helped a Sayville woman stay afloat after she ended up nearly one mile offshore in Long Island Sound Sunday...
07.05.2021 Police Police assist two people in disabled boat in Long Island Sound The Riverhead Town Police Dive team assisted two people in a disabled 14-foot aluminum vessel about 1/2 mile north of Wading River Beach Monday. Police received a report of...
06.14.2021 Police Police, fire crews aid four people struggling in small vessel in L.I. Sound Four people and a dog were rescued Sunday afternoon in an approximately 10-foot aluminum vessel that was 1/2-mile north of Wading River Beach, according to Riverhead Town police. A...
08.11.2020 News Good Samaritan assists Sheriffs in rescuing two children from Peconic Bay A Good Samaritan helped Suffolk Sheriffs rescue two young children who drifted off on a raft in the Peconic Bay in Hampton Bays Monday. In a news release, the...
09.19.2018 Police Officers pull man out of water, revive him with CPR Two police officers pulled a man from the Peconic River to safety Wednesday afternoon after the 44-year-old was found floating face down and unresponsive, according to Riverhead Town police.
08.23.2018 Police Man clinging to kayak a mile and a half off shore rescued A Queens man clinging to an overturned kayak in Long Island Sound drifted a mile and half off shore before being safely rescued Thursday afternoon with the assistance of...
04.21.2018 Editorials Editorial: Over a two-day period, lives were saved On Saturday evening, with dusk soon to arrive, the wind rising and temperatures dropping, rescuers put their own lives on the line to save three men whose boat, a...
07.24.2017 Outdoors Coast Guard issues updated water safety guidelines As the popularity of paddle craft — such as kayaks, canoes and stand up paddleboards — increases across the country, so have related marine incidents.
