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Woman Who Drove Into River Rescued By Suffolk Police Officers

The woman drove through a guardrail and landed in a river, police say. Check out some photos from the rescue.

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Suffolk police saved a Shirley woman who drove into the Forge River in Mastic on Tuesday afternoon.
Suffolk police saved a Shirley woman who drove into the Forge River in Mastic on Tuesday afternoon. (Suffolk County Police Department)

MASTIC, NY — A woman who drove her BMW into a river in Mastic was saved by five Suffolk police officers on Tuesday.

A 53-year-old Shirley woman was driving a 2016 BMW i3 eastbound on Hampton Avenue when her vehicle went through a guardrail at the intersection with Riviera Drive and landed in the Forge River at 1:13 p.m., police said.

Seventh Precinct Officers Thomas Ciota, Sean Roche, Steven Rathjen, Michael Magioncalda and Ryan Kelly went into the river and pulled the woman from her BMW.

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She suffered minor injuries and was brought to a nearby hospital. The officers did not need medical attention.

Suffolk police rescue a woman who drove into the Forge River in Mastic on Tuesday. (Credit: Suffolk County Police Department)
Four of the five officers who rescued a woman who drove into the Forge River in Mastic on Tuesday. (Credit: Suffolk County Police Department)

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