Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man Missing In Water Rescued By Fairfield County Police
A Fairfield County man was rescued from the water by police after he was reported missing. The incident took place around 6 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 9, in Westport, said Lt. David Wolf, of the Westport Police. According to Wold, Westport Police officers responded to Saugatuck Shores on a report of an elderly male who was missing. Several officers immediately began to search the area and a short time later the missing man was spotted partially submerged in the water, Wolf said. Given the temperature of the water, it was imperative that the officers immediat…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Multiple Water Rescues In Central Jersey Due To Severe Flooding
Police, firefighters and EMS crews were busy rescuing stranded motorists as flood waters rose, authorities said. In Dunellen, Middlesex County, there was a report of a water rescue that required mutual aid about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday. Multiple water rescues also were reported in Monmouth County, reports said. Routes 35 and 36 in Keyport and Hazlet were closed to traffic due to flooding and numerous motorists trapped about 7:30 a.m., reports said. In Middletown, Route 35 southbound was reported closed at Kings Highway and Twin Brooks Avenue due to flooding. A detour was in place ab…
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
Water Rescues Reported In South Jersey
As the National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for parts of Central and South Jersey, several water rescues were reported in Camden County. About 2:30 p.m. Thursday, first responders in Camden were called to Delaware Avenue and Cooper Street to assist "numerous cars in the water,'' according to initial reports. An unconfirmed report said that there was an infant in one of the vehicles, which required a "high water rescue." No other details were immediately available. Flash flood warnings were issued Thursday by the NWS for Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Middlesex, Monmouth a…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Three Kayakers Rescued At Long Island Park
Officers rescued three people after their kayaks overturned at a state park on Long Island. Officers on Marine Juliette responded to Captree State Park in Bay Shore on Monday, Aug. 16 after receiving a report of kayakers in the water at about 3:10 p.m., according to the Suffolk County Police Department. SCPD said a 55-year-old Farmingville man's kayak capsized near a dock. Two of his family members, a 57-year-old North Babylon woman and a 61-year-old North Babylon man, tried to help him when their kayak also overturned. The three were clinging to pilings under the dock when the Suffo…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Wildwood Crews Rescue Distressed Nighttime Swimmers
A pair of swimmers were rescued by crews in Wildwood last Friday night. The two went in the water after regular guards had finished their shift and after-hour crews were leaving for the night, NJ Advance Media reports. The pair was spotted approximately 100 yards off the beach just before 8 p.m., Wildwood Beach Patrol wrote in a release. Rescue swimmers entered the water and reached both victims, who were brought to the beach, evaluated, and did not require any treatment or transport, officials said. "This incident could have easily been tragic and serves as another stark reminder o…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Kayaker Who Could Not Swim Rescued After Vessel Capsizes In Area Lake
A kayaker who could not swim and had overturned his vessel was rescued by first responders in the area. The incident took place around noon on Wednesday, Aug. 4 Ulster County in the Town of Lloyd. Police received a 911 call for the capsized kayaker on Chodikee Lake near the boat launch, said Lloyd PD Chief James Janso. Upon arrival, Lloyd Police and Department of Conservation police were able to commandeer two kayaks and located the 72-year Staten Island man holding onto his kayak in the lake, Janso said. The officers were able to get the kayaker back into his kayak a…
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
North Wildwood Firefighters Rescue Stranded Jet Skier Trapped Waist-Deep In Marsh
Firefighters rescued a stranded jet skier trapped up to his waist in a North Wildwood marsh Sunday evening. Water rescue crews responded to a disabled wave runner around 9 p.m., the fire department said. "Crews could hear the wave-runner operator blowing his whistle but it took some time to locate his exact position [due to] to poor visibility," officials said. The victim was eventually located in the marsh approximately 1000 feet from the closest area accessible by boat. Two firefighters were sent in to the marsh, but upon reaching the area, they found the victim had sun…
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Trapped Rafters Rescued From Fast-Moving Hudson Valley River
First responders came to the aid of a pair of rafters from Long Island who were trapped in a river in the Hudson Valley, authorities announced. First responders from the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, Wassaic Fire Department, and Town of Amenia EMS were dispatched to a stretch of Ten Mile River at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 18, where there was a report of a man and woman in the middle of the river holding on to a log. Due to the complexity of the rescue, they established a unified command system was established and additional resources were requested to the scene including: …
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Drowning Child Rescued From Round Valley Reservoir, 2nd Swimmer Found Safe, Police Say
Lifeguards at a Hunterdon County reservoir rescued a girl from the water Tuesday afternoon, and a man witnesses say went in to help was later found safely ashore, state police confirmed. The girl was rescued from the water at Round Valley Reservoir in Lebanon with help from lifeguards and her mother around 4 p.m., NJSP Trooper Lawrence Peele told Daily Voice. Carteret Station Marine Bureau troopers initiated a search with South Branch Emergency Services after witnesses stated that a Hispanic man had entered the water to help the girl but never resurfaced, authorities said. New Jersey State…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Drowning Child Rescued From Round Valley Reservoir, 2nd Swimmer Found Safe, Police Say
Lifeguards at a Hunterdon County reservoir rescued a girl from the water Tuesday afternoon, and a man witnesses say went in to help was later found safely ashore, state police confirmed. The girl was rescued from the water at Round Valley Reservoir in Lebanon with help from lifeguards and her mother around 4 p.m., NJSP Trooper Lawrence Peele told Daily Voice. Carteret Station Marine Bureau troopers initiated a search with South Branch Emergency Services after witnesses stated that a Hispanic man had entered the water to help the girl but never resurfaced, authorities said. New Jersey State…
Lakewood, NJ
News
Search Crews Find No Evidence Of LBI Plane Crash
A water search and rescue was canceled about 90 minutes after a small plane was reported crashed off the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The aircraft's suspected crash occurred about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, about a mile offshore from Long Beach Island, reports said. An unconfirmed report, about an hour after the sighting, said air and water rescue reams had not located an aircraft. Among the search teams were U.S. Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police helicopters and local firefighters on boats and jet skis. “We have received a report of a plane crash off Long Beach Island,” the Coas…
Massapequa, NY
News
Long Island Jet Ski Rider Rescued After Hitting Sandbar
A jet ski rider was rescued on Long Island after their vehicle hit a sandbar. The rescue took place around 11:13 a.m., Sunday, June 6, when South Country Ambulance was requested as mutual aid to the Mastic Beach Fire Department for a water rescue in New Old Inlet in Bellport Bay. The rider had been thrown from the front of the jet ski after hitting the sandbar, suffering a broken ankle, said the South County Ambulance. A South Country skiff was the first arriving unit on the scene to make contact and begin stabilizing and treating the rider. From there, the Mastic Beach Fire Departm…
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