Brentwood, NY
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Woman Rescued After Driving Car Into Water On Long Island Woman Rescued After Driving Car Into Water On Long Island
Woman Rescued After Driving Car Into Water On Long Island A woman is recovering after she drove her car into the water on Long Island, prompting a water rescue from police. The incident happened at around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12 in Mastic, near Hampton Avenue and Riviera Drive. According to Suffolk County Police, the 53-year-old Shirley woman was driving a BMW i3 eastbound on Hampton Avenue when she crashed through a guardrail and landed in the Forge River. Five Suffolk County Police officers were first on the scene and swam out to the woman, eventually pulling her to safety. She was taken to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue and …

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by Michael Mashburn
Lakewood, NJ
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Good Samaritan On Boogie Board Helps Save 81-Year-Old Swimmer Off Seaside Park Beach: Police Good Samaritan On Boogie Board Helps Save 81-Year-Old Swimmer Off Seaside Park Beach: Police
Good Samaritan On Boogie Board Helps Save 81-Year-Old Swimmer Off Seaside Park Beach: Police An 81-year-old swimmer in distress was rescued by a Good Samaritan on a boogie board and Seaside Heights water rescue, authorities said. The incident began at about 2:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12 about 200 yards off the O Street Beach, Seaside Park police said. The man drifted toward Stockton Avenue when he was secured by the Good Samaritan. The water rescue team brought him to shore on a jet ski, police said. The man was reportedly stable and hospitalized. 

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by Jon Craig
Lynn, MA
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Lawrence Man, 27, Drowns At New Hampshire Beach, 2nd Swimmer Rescued: Police Lawrence Man, 27, Drowns At New Hampshire Beach, 2nd Swimmer Rescued: Police
Lawrence Man, 27, Drowns At New Hampshire Beach, 2nd Swimmer Rescued: Police A 27-year-old Essex County man drowned on Tuesday, Sept. 5, while swimming with a friend at a beach in New Hampshire, authorities said. Police later identified him as Wandy Bethancourt-Adames of Lawrence.  A surfer noticed the two men off a Hampton, NH, beach around 7:30 p.m. screaming for help, New Hampshire State Police said.  The surfer pulled one of the men — later identified as Luis Colon-De-Lara, age 28, of Lawrence — to safety. The Good Samaritan then called 911 to report the second man desperately needed rescue.   Firefighters pulled Bethancourt-A…

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by Josh Lanier
Middletown, NJ
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Dozen Swimmers Rescued Along Jersey Shore Same Day Dozen Swimmers Rescued Along Jersey Shore Same Day
Dozen Swimmers Rescued Along Jersey Shore Same Day Nearly a dozen swimmers were rescued along two New Jersey beaches on Sunday, Sept. 3. Six swimmers in distress were rescued by Belmar lifeguards and water rescue members at the 6th Avenue beach around 6:05 p.m., police said.  ALSO SEE: Video Shows Surfing Teacher's Rescue Of Distressed Jersey Shore Swimmer One of those swimmers was unresponsive when they were pulled from the 5th Avenue beach, and taken to Jersey Shore University Hospital. Two others were also hospitalized. Their conditions were not known as of Monday, Sept. 4. Then, in Seaside Heights, another five people w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lakewood, NJ
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Videos Show Police Rescue Woman With Broken Leg In Jet Ski Crash With BF On Jersey Shore River Videos Show Police Rescue Woman With Broken Leg In Jet Ski Crash With BF On Jersey Shore River
Videos Show Police Rescue Woman With Broken Leg In Jet Ski Crash With BF On Jersey Shore River Videos show the moment police rescued a woman with a broken leg from a Jersey Shore river after a jet ski crash with her boyfriend last week. On Friday, Aug. 11, at 3:56 p.m., Lieutenant Paul Catalina and Officers Andriy Shevchuk and Carissa Pagnotta, were patrolling on the Metedeconk River when they came upon a female in distress and an unoccupied waverunner. Lieutenant Paul Cataline and Officers Andriy Shevchuk and Carissa Pagnotta rescue a female in distress in the water after a waverunner crash in the Metedeconk RiverBrick Township Police She had collided with her boyfriend who was…

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by Jon Craig
Franklin Township, NJ
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Car Plunges Into North Branch Raritan River (PHOTOS) Car Plunges Into North Branch Raritan River (PHOTOS)
Car Plunges Into North Branch Raritan River (Photos) Emergency crews in Somerset County quickly responded after a car plunged into the North Branch Raritan River Tuesday night, August 1. The Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department arrived with several water rescue technicians and found the occupants safely out of the vehicle. Members worked alongside the towing company as the vehicle was removed from the water. Somerset County Haz Mat also assisted. Scroll down to view additional photos from the scene. Last night 29 Fire was dispatched for the motor vehicle into the North Branch Raritan River. Engine 29-1, Rescue 29... Posted by Far Hill…

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by Valerie Musson
Bel Air, MD
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Injured Woman Rescued From Water Near Northern Maryland Beach (UPDATED) Injured Woman Rescued From Water Near Northern Maryland Beach (UPDATED)
Injured Woman Rescued From Water Near Northern Maryland Beach (Updated) Volunteer firefighters in Harford County had to make a water rescue on Thursday afternoon when an injury was reported near an area beach. Crews from the Susquehanna Hose Company used their fireboat on Thursday, July 20 to bring a critically injured from from a beach near Turkey Point to the Rogues Harbor boat ramp, where first responders were waiting in Cecil County. Volunteer Firefighters from @SusquehannaHose used their fireboat to bring a critically injured patient from a beach near Turkey Point to Rogues Harbor boat ramp where @CecilCountyDES Paramedics were waiting. A @MDSP medevac…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
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Two Recovered From Baltimore County Water, Crews Searching For Third Victim (DEVELOPING) Two Recovered From Baltimore County Water, Crews Searching For Third Victim (DEVELOPING)
Two Recovered From Baltimore County Water, Crews Searching For Third Victim (Developing) Two people were rescued with life-threatening injuries and a third person remains at large after an incident on the water in Baltimore County. Members of the Baltimore County Fire Department reported a water rescue shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Monday afternoon in Middle River following an incident near the Hammerman Area Beach House and Gunpowder Falls State Park. OPEN WATER RESCUE 7200 Grace Quarters Rd | Crews have rescued 2 individuals with life-threatening injuries from the water | Search continues for possible 3rd victim. DT1829 TF pic.twitter.com/C2toHpmChX — Baltimore County Fire D…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
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Watch: Video Shows Car Plunging Into Water Off Long Island Before Driver Was Rescued Watch: Video Shows Car Plunging Into Water Off Long Island Before Driver Was Rescued
Watch: Video Shows Car Plunging Into Water Off Long Island Before Driver Was Rescued A camera was rolling when a 33-year-old man drove his car into the water at a Long Island marina. Emergency crews in Patchogue were called at around 5 a.m. Thursday, June 15, with reports that a car had driven off Mascot Dock and into Patchogue Bay near South Ocean Avenue. Surveillance footage released by police shows a Nissan sedan driving on the roadway before making a sharp turn to the left and going up onto a walkway before plunging into the water. Earlier Report: Water Rescue: Driver Pulled To Safety After Car Ends Up In Patchogue Bay A Suffolk County Police officer and a member…

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by Michael Mashburn
Edison, NJ
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Driver, 30, Dies When Car Plunges Into Central Jersey Lake Driver, 30, Dies When Car Plunges Into Central Jersey Lake
Driver, 30, Dies When Car Plunges Into Central Jersey Lake A 30-year-old New Brunswick resident died after driving into Lake Nelson, authorities said. Alquan Green was driving north on Metlars Lane at 6:51 p.m. Saturday, May 13 when his SUV crashed through a guardrail and landed in the lake, Piscataway officials said. Green was taken to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries. Piscataway Township Police Department Patrol Officers Lance LeBrew, Michael J. Medvecky and Kyle Snyder and Lake Nelson resident Dennis Gilbert dove into the water to try to save the driver. The Somerset Dive Team subsequently had to secure the car to have a special…

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by Jon Craig
Cambridge, MA
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Body Of Natick Boater Found After Canoe Capsized: Police Body Of Natick Boater Found After Canoe Capsized: Police
Body Of Natick Boater Found After Canoe Capsized: Police State police say they have located the body of a man whose boat capsized in Fiske Pond Saturday, May 13, in Natick, officials said.  Police divers used sonar to locate the body around 10:30 p.m., a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson said. Another man who was in the boat was able to swim to shore. Officials did not say if he was injured in the incident.   Authorities are not releasing either man's name at this time.  Several people online documented the search as the police search stretched late into the night.  Natick Fire Department and several other agencies took part in the search…

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by Josh Lanier
Towson, MD
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Officers Brave Unpredictable Waters Without Backup Boats To Make Bold Baltimore City Save Officers Brave Unpredictable Waters Without Backup Boats To Make Bold Baltimore City Save
Officers Brave Unpredictable Waters Without Backup Boats To Make Bold Baltimore City Save Members of the Baltimore Police Department made a heroic save on Wednesday morning as they came to the aid of a woman who found herself in a perilous position. On Wednesday, May 3, officers assigned to the Southern District Uniformed Patrol were called to rescue a distressed woman who was reported in the water and out of the line of sight from the shore. The incident was reported in the 3100 block of Waterview Avenue, not far from Harbor Hospital. The woman was rescued from the water in the 3100 Waterview AvenueGoogle Maps satellite view Without hesitation, the responding officers stri…

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by Zak Failla