Crime & Safety
4 CT Men Clinging To Hull Of Overturned Boat Rescued From Long Island Sound: Police
The men, who had been stranded for about an hour, were treated for exposure, Suffolk police say.
LONG ISLAND, NY — Marine Bureau officers rescued four Connecticut men after their boat overturned in the Long Island Sound, about five miles from Old Field Point, early Sunday morning, Suffolk police said.
Marine Delta, operated by officers Jack Hardy and John Falcone, responded to a 911 report of an
overturned boat in the area of Stratford Shoal, the middle ground of Long Island Sound, just after midnight, and found a 20-foot center console power boat overturned and sinking, according to police.
Four men, who were not wearing life jackets, had been holding onto the hull of the boat for around one hour, police said.
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The officers pulled the men safely and took them to their port of origin in Stratford, CT, where they were taken to an area hospital to be treated for exposure, according to police.
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