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.
09.03.2016 Uncategorized Two bodies found near where police searched for missing men Rescuers were searching for two men who were swept out to the Long Island Sound while fishing near a boat launch in Wading River Saturday afternoon, authorities said. An 18-year-old man,...
08.14.2016 Police Officers credited with rescuing four boaters in Wading River A pair of Suffolk County police officers helped a family of boaters from Brentwood who had drifted in the Long Island Sound near Wading River Saturday evening, according to...
07.26.2016 Police Riverhead lifeguards save three after boat capsizes at Reeves Beach Two Riverhead lifeguards helped rescue three victims after their collapsible aluminum boat capsized off Reeves Beach in the Long Island Sound at about 1 p.m. Tuesday.
12.14.2014 Community Fireworks, rescue at the BID’s annual downtown Holiday Bonfire This time, rain did not cancel the downtown Riverhead fireworks show, as it had done twice before this year. But there was still some unintended excitement at Saturday’s annual...
