Lancaster, PA
News
Kayaker Rescued While Drift Towards Dam In Lancaster County
A kayaker was rescued after his boat overturned and he could not safely reboard on Saturday morning, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police. NLCRPD patrols were dispatched to a water rescue in the Middle Creek Waterfowl Refuge Impoundment where the kayaker was reportedly drifting towards the dam. Fire and rescue units were dispatched along with the Pennsylvania Gam Commission Game Wardens, in addition to the NLCRPD patrols. The man was able to reach shore by clinging to another kayaker who towed him to the shoreline. No injuries reported.
North Hunterdon, NJ
News
Trio Of Stranded Boaters Rescued From Rough Waters Of Hunterdon County Reservoir
Emergency crews were quick to rescue a man whose kayak overturned in a Hunterdon County reservoir — as well as the two good Samaritans who attempted to save him but overturned in their boat as well, authorities said. The man fell from his kayak due to “rough chop” at the Round Valley Recreational Area of the reservoir in Clinton just after 4 p.m. Monday, according to South Branch Emergency Services. The fallen boater called 911 from the water with a life jacket, advising responders that he was unable to get back to his kayak, authorities said. Emergency crews pinpointed the man’s location …
Edison, NJ
News
Update
: Garden State Parkway 'Bridge Jumper' Turns Out To Be Skateboarders
UPDATED: Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called for a water rescue along the Garden State Parkway in Middlesex County on a report of a bridge jumper, authorities said. It turns out that a motorist mistook a skateboarder for a jumper, according to New Jersey State Police. First responders arrived at the Driscoll Bridge in Woodbridge about 5 p.m., according to initial reports. A boat from Perth Amboy also was requested to assist in the water search of the Raritan River, reports said. "Nobody actually jumped,'" Sgt. Philip Curry, a NJ state police spokesman said Thursday night.…
Brookfield, CT
News
Police ID Teen Pulled From Frozen CT Pond
A teen who has been missing since last year has been identified as the person pulled from a frozen Connecticut pond. Brandon Jenkins, age 18, was found Saturday, Jan. 30, when a passerby called 911 to report a body in the ice-covered Duck Pond of Edgewood Park in New Haven, New Haven Police said. Jenkins, a resident of New Haven, had been missing since. Sunday, Dec. 20, when he left his New Haven home and never returned. The family and police have searched for the teen since his disappearance and a GoFundMe page was started to help with the effort. In addition to the standard missing…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Seeking Best Possible Photo Of NYC Skyline Falls Into Deep Hole In Hudson River
A 23-year-old woman trying to capture a moment in Hoboken got one she'll never forget, thanks to half-a-dozen police officers who dove into the Hudson River to rescue her. The Berkley Heights woman was trying to get a better view of New York City while out with her friends and brother near Pier 13, when she climbed a railing and fell over around 3:30 a.m., Feb. 6, Hoboken police said. Because of the snow on the ground, she did not see the gaps between the pier and the dock, authorities said. That particular area of the pier was closed off to the public. The woman's brother attempted …
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Rescued After Falling Into Icy Waters At Long Island Marina
A man was rescued after falling into icy waters at a Long Island marina. The man was working on a boat when he fell into the Fire Island Pines Marina at approximately 6:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, Suffolk County Police said. Marine Bureau officers, responding to a call 911 from a local resident, located Vincenzo Peppe, age 69, of Hampton Bays, struggling to get out of the water, according to police. A group of people on the dock had been unable to get Peppe out of the water. People in the group had extended a rope to him, but he was unable to extricate himself from the cold water…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Video: Long Island Couple Rescued By Police Officers, Good Samaritans After Crashing Into Canal
Police officers and a handful of good Samaritans teamed up to rescue a couple from their vehicle after it became submerged in a Long Island canal following a motor vehicle crash. The incident happened earlier Monday afternoon, Oct. 19 in Lindenhurst. Two Suffolk County Police officers, a Lake Success Police officer and five good Samaritans rescued a couple from their vehicle after it became submerged in a Lindenhurst canal following a motor vehicle crash. A 2018 Ford pickup and 2016 Subaru were involved in the crash at Venetian Promenade and Montauk Highway at approximately 12:10 p.m.…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Rescued From Sinking Kayak In Great South Bay
A man was rescued after his kayak overturned and sank on the Great South Bay. David Kennedy, 52, of Patchogue, was paddling in a 12-foot Pelican kayak with a friend in another kayak when he was thrown overboard by a rogue wave Saturday, Aug. 22 at about 7:40 a.m. northeast of Watch Hill in Patchogue Bay, Suffolk County Police said. He and his friend were unable to remove the water from the boat, and his friend called 911 while Kennedy held onto his friend’s kayak to stay afloat, police said. Marine Bureau officers aboard Marine Gulf and Marine X-Ray responded. …
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Drowning Woman Saved By Brick Police Officers
A woman who was stranded in an Ocean County river for about an hour Saturday night before being was rescued by Brick police, authorities said. The woman, whose name has not been released, is is stable condition after suffering near-fatal breathing problems, Brick police said. Police were called to Eagle Point on the Metedeconk River about 9 p.m. on Saturday on a report of a woman missing in the water. The woman went missing in rough waters and strong currents, prompting a boat's operator to call 9-1-1, police said. Two police boats out of Trader's Cove Marina responded along with the U.S.…
Brentwood, NY
News
One Dead After Nine Swimmers Pulled From Ocean Off Long Island Coast
One person died and eight others were rescued after being pulled from the ocean off a beach on Long Island. The City of Long Beach Fire Department was alerted for a water rescue shortly before 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 9 at Monroe Boulevard and the Ocean Beach Park, where swimmers were reportedly in distress. Fire officials said that first responders and lifeguards found a total of 10 people that needed to be rescued both in the water and stranded on a jetty. Lifeguards, surfers, and firefighters pulled all of the individuals from the water and jetty, with one victim in cardiac arrest. Fi…
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Man Pronounced Dead Shortly After Being Pulled From Lake In Litchfield County
A man was pronounced dead at an area hospital shortly after he was pulled from a lake in Litchfield County. Litchfield County Dispatched received a 911 report at around 6 p.m. Sunday, July 5 from a woman in Plymouth reporting she could no longer see a man who had been swimming in Lake Winfield in the area of Seymour Road and that she believed he was underwater. Members of the Terryville Fire Department performed a water rescue and pulled the man from the water, Plymouth Police said. Members from the Terryville FD and Plymouth Volunteer Ambulance Corps performed CPR at the scene. …
Stony Point, NY
Police & Fire
Body Of Rockland Man Recovered From Ramapo River, Police Say
A 33-year-old Rockland County man was found dead in the Ramapo River after going swimming early in the morning. The incident began early Thursday, July 2, when the Village of Suffern Police responded to the area after being notified by a village employee of a missing man in the river, said Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn. "Officers responded to the area after a village employee observed two men frantically running along the riverbank in the area of the Suffern Athletic Fields," Osborn said. When officers arrived the men said that one of their brothers had gone swimming in the river earl…
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