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2 Teen Paddle Boarders Rescued From Bay On Long Island
High winds Wednesday prevented the pair from paddling to shore, police say.
FLANDERS, NY — Two teenage paddle boarders were rescued after becoming stranded on the bay in Flanders Wednesday, police said.
According to Southampton Town Police, the call came in just before 5 p.m. regarding the teens "in distress" on Reeves Bay; the pair was 300 yards from the Long Neck Blvd. shore, police said.
Two Riverhead police officers got into a canoe and reached the paddle boarders before the Flanders Fire Department arrived with their boat, Southampton police said.
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The Riverhead Police Department's marine units retrieved the paddle boarders from the water successfully, brought them home, and then requested Flanders Ambulance to check on the teens, police said.
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