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ICYMI: Capsized Duck Hunters Rescued By Smithtown Bay Constables

Check out this story from earlier in the week on Smithtown Patch.

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Two men were rescued from the freezing Nissequogue River by Smithtown bay constables on Dec. 19.
Two men were rescued from the freezing Nissequogue River by Smithtown bay constables on Dec. 19. (Town of Smithtown)

SMITHTOWN, NY — A Commack father and son were saved from the frigid waters of the Nissequogue River on Dec. 19 by Smithtown bay constables, according to a Town of Smithtown news release.

A 14-foot Lone Star duck-hunting boat belonging to Fred Maser, 72, and Kevin Maser, 46, capsized, dumping them in the river at 1:07 p.m. Saturday. The Smithtown Department of Public Safety park rangers, bay constables and Suffolk County police received the call.

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