Crime & Safety
3 Rescued After Sailboat Overturns In Long Island Sound
BREAKING: The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon.
A father, son and a teenage girl were rescued from a sailboat that overturned in the Long Island Sound on Sunday afternoon.
According to authorities, the sailboat capsized about three-quarters of a mile off Asharoken Beach around 2:15 p.m. Marine Bureau officers arrived to the scene and pulled the boat occupants aboard the vessel.
Officers brought the 16-year-old girl, a 58-year-old man, his 24-year-old son and their boat to shore.
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All three sailboat occupants were wearing life jackets. No injuries were reported.
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