Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
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
News
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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
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
News
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
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
News
Kayakers Rescued By Firefighters In South Jersey Kayakers Rescued By Firefighters In South Jersey
Kayakers Rescued By Firefighters In South Jersey A pair of kayakers clung to one craft until they were rescued on Sunday, March 5, authorities said. At about 10:45 a.m., Stone Harbor Fire Department was dispatched to assist North Wildwood Fire Department with a water rescue.  "Both victims were very lucky, as one of the kayaks had capsized, and both victims were clinging to the second kayak that was sinking," Stone Harbor Fire Department said on Facebook. The pair was about a half mile out into the ocean off of Stone Harbor Point.  Marine 13 with Firefighter Josh Otton and Firefighter Thomas Hurden responded, the Fire Departme…

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by Jon Craig
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Pair Taken To Trauma Center After Car Plunges Into Hunterdon County Pond (PHOTOS) Pair Taken To Trauma Center After Car Plunges Into Hunterdon County Pond (PHOTOS)
Pair Taken To Trauma Center After Car Plunges Into Hunterdon County Pond (Photos) Two people were rescued and taken to a trauma center with serious injuries after their car veered off a Hunterdon County roadway and plunged into a pond early Monday morning, authorities said. The Whitehouse Rescue Squad responded with local police to the crash off Higginsville Road in Readington and found the trapped victims around 7:30 a.m., the squad said. The crash occurred near the intersection with Niki's Way, initial reports said. WRS used water rescue techniques to safely extricate the pair before transporting them to a local trauma center for treatment of serious injuries. The T…

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by Valerie Musson