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Officers Rescue 2 Men From Sinking Sailboat
The two men were stranded on the sinking boat and unable to get off safely due to high seas early Saturday.
FIRE ISLAND, NY — Suffolk police officers rescued two men from a sinking 25-foot sailboat in Fire Island Pines Harbor early Saturday.
Officers William Houst, John Mullins, Michael Klarmann, and Steven Squires, onboard Marine X-Ray, responded to a 911 call of a boat sinking at 1 a.m.
The lines on the sailboat broke and were being smashed against the dock and other boats.
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A 32-year-old Brooklyn man and 37-year-old Jersey City man were onboard the sinking sailboat and unable to get off safely due to high seas.
Officers maneuvered Marine X-Ray next to the sailboat and helped the two men to jump safely to the rescue boat at 2:30 a.m.
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Squires sustained minor injuries while catching the victim jumping from his vessel. He was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment.
The other rescued men were uninjured.
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