Monday, August 10, 2015

Family of five rescued in Bay Shore after boat starts sinking in Great South Bay


Family rescued after boat sinks
A Suffolk County family is safely on dry land after their boat sank off the south shore of Long Island over the weekend.

A photo shows a police marine boat pulling the sinking vessel out of the water.

Officials said the engine stalled and the boat started taking on water in the Great South Bay Sunday afternoon with a family of five on board - including two children.

A passing boat happened to have three volunteer firefighters on board. They helped pull the family to safety and called police.