Crime & Safety
Crews Rescue Man After Sailboat Capsizes In Oyster Bay: Officials
The unidentified man was treated at the scene for possible hypothermia and taken to a local hospital, according to officials.
OYSTER BAY, NY — Crews rescued a man in a sailboat that capsized Sunday afternoon in Oyster Bay, according to Nassau County police.
It happened off the shore of Beekman Beach around 2:41 p.m.
Authorities say multiple people called 911 to report a man in distress standing on a capsized boat. Oyster Bay Constables rescued the man from the water while the county police's Marine Bureau recovered the sailboat and towed it back to shore.
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The unidentified man was treated at the scene for possible hypothermia and taken to a local hospital, according to officials. They do not believe there were other passengers on the boat.
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