Body Of Missing Kayaker Recovered On Long Island Sound Body Of Missing Kayaker Recovered On Long Island Sound
Body Of Missing Kayaker Recovered On Long Island Sound The US Coast Guard recovered the body of a missing area kayaker in the waters of Long Island Sound during a powerful Nor'easter.  The kayaker, 45-year-old Laurence Broderick, reportedly left Hempstead in his red kayak at approximately 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, en route to Mamaroneck, in Southern Westchester County, and was reported overdue early Tuesday, Oct. 26 by his mother. Earlier report: Missing Westchester Kayaker Reportedly Found Dead In Water According to the US Coast Guard, later Tuesday morning, his kayak was found containing his cell phone on Glen Island Beach in New Roc…
Missing Westchester Kayaker Reportedly Found Dead In Water Missing Westchester Kayaker Reportedly Found Dead In Water
Missing Westchester Kayaker Reportedly Found Dead In Water A kayaker from Westchester who went missing on the Long Island Sound was reportedly found dead in the water and brought back to the area by police. Officials said a 45-year-old man from Mamaroneck went kayaking on Monday, Oct. 25, but was not heard from after departing after speaking to his family that night, prompting his family to request a well-being check at approximately 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26. The Coast Guard said that Laurence Broderick left from Long Island's Hempstead Park at approximately 9 p.m. on Monday night en route to Mamaroneck in advance of Tuesday's Nor'easter. His ka…
Nor'easter: Person Reported Missing In Westchester During Height Of Storm Nor'easter: Person Reported Missing In Westchester During Height Of Storm
Nor'easter: Person Reported Missing In Westchester During Height Of Storm The US Coast Guard, along with several police agencies, are searching for a missing kayaker from the area who failed to return from an outing as a strong Nor'easter moved into the area.  The search for Laurence Broderick, age 45, of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, began around 4 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26, when the Village of Mamaroneck police received a call from his mother requesting a wellness check. Coast Guard Sector New York received a report at 5:40 a.m., Tuesday, that Broderick was overdue from a kayaking trip from the previous night.  Broderick reportedly left Hempstead at…
Kayaker Who Could Not Swim Rescued After Vessel Capsizes In Area Lake Kayaker Who Could Not Swim Rescued After Vessel Capsizes In Area Lake
Kayaker Who Could Not Swim Rescued After Vessel Capsizes In Area Lake A kayaker who could not swim and had overturned his vessel was rescued by first responders in the area. The incident took place around noon on Wednesday, Aug. 4 Ulster County in the Town of Lloyd. Police received a 911 call for the capsized kayaker on Chodikee Lake near the boat launch, said Lloyd PD Chief James Janso. Upon arrival, Lloyd Police and Department of Conservation police were able to commandeer two kayaks and located the 72-year Staten Island man holding onto his kayak in the lake, Janso said.  The officers were able to get the kayaker back into his kayak a…
HEROES: Off-Duty NJ Trooper, Passing Bicyclist Rescue Stranded Kayakers HEROES: Off-Duty NJ Trooper, Passing Bicyclist Rescue Stranded Kayakers
Heroes: Off-Duty NJ Trooper, Passing Bicyclist Rescue Stranded Kayakers A pair of kayakers who fell overboard into a Monmouth County creek were saved by a New Jersey State trooper and Good Samaritan, authorities said.  State Police Sgt. First Class Erin Smith was driving over the Glimmer Glass Bridge on Sunday when she noticed an overturned kayak, NJSP said on Facebook. Smith also spotted two orange life vests floating in Glimmer Glass Creek and two women struggling in the water, police said. Smith exited her vehicle, ran towards the bridge and asked the struggling women if they needed help, police said. Andrew Jacobs of Brielle, who was riding his bicyc…
Kayaker Rescued While Drift Towards Dam In Lancaster County Kayaker Rescued While Drift Towards Dam In Lancaster County
Kayaker Rescued While Drift Towards Dam In Lancaster County A kayaker was rescued after his boat overturned and he could not safely reboard on Saturday morning, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police. NLCRPD patrols were dispatched to a water rescue in the Middle Creek Waterfowl Refuge Impoundment where the kayaker was reportedly drifting towards the dam. Fire and rescue units were dispatched along with the Pennsylvania Gam Commission Game Wardens, in addition to the NLCRPD patrols. The man was able to reach shore by clinging to another kayaker who towed him to the shoreline. No injuries reported.
Body Found In Connecticut River ID'd As Missing College Student Body Found In Connecticut River ID'd As Missing College Student
Body Found In Connecticut River ID'd As Missing College Student A body found in the Connecticut River has been identified as a college student who was reported missing last year. The body of Wasique Hasan, age 21, of Easthampton, Massachusetts, was discovered in Hampshire County Friday, May 21, by a boater in Hadley, said the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. No foul play is suspected. Hasan, who attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, had been reported missing by his family on Wednesday, Dec. 30, and his name was then entered into the National Crime Information Center as a missing person. Meanwhile, investigators said a woman kaya…
Drown Kayaker ID'd By York County Coroner Drown Kayaker ID'd By York County Coroner
Drown Kayaker ID'd By York County Coroner Two Kayakers were rescued and one man drowned on Monday night in Muddy Creek, according to the York County coroner. John Beachey, 53, of the 11,000 block of Gum Tree Road, Brogue,  accidentally drown around 11 p.m. Beachey had been kayaking with friends in the area of the Gorge near Peach Bottom Township at the time. No autopsy will be conducted.
Drown Kayakeer ID'd By York County Coroner Drown Kayakeer ID'd By York County Coroner
Drown Kayakeer ID'd By York County Coroner Two Kayakers were rescued and one man drowned on Monday night in Muddy Creek, according to the York County coroner. John Beachey, 53, of the 11,000 block of Gum Tree Road, Brogue,  accidentally drown around 11 p.m. Beachey had been kayaking with friends in the area of the Gorge near Peach Bottom Township at the time. No autopsy will be conducted.
Distressed Kayaker Rescued From LI Sound By Police In Westchester Distressed Kayaker Rescued From LI Sound By Police In Westchester
Distressed Kayaker Rescued From LI Sound By Police In Westchester A “distressed” kayaker was rescued from the Long Island Sound following an incident over the weekend, police in Westchester said. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department’s Marine Unit in Marine I responded to Middle Ground in the Long Island Sound at 2:41 p.m. on Sunday, May 23, where there was a report of a kayaker in distress in a rocky area near the channel by David’s Island. Police said that the kayaker was swept away by strong winds and the current, further out into the Long Island Sound than he had planned, and he was unable to get back to shore. New Rochelle Police Capt. Co…
Man Rescued After Kayak Flips In Great South Bay Man Rescued After Kayak Flips In Great South Bay
Man Rescued After Kayak Flips In Great South Bay A kayaker found himself in a perilous position in the Great South Bay after overturning and struggling to get back to shore without assistance, police said. Suffolk County Police Marine officers on patrol near Buoy 7 in the Fire Island Inlet found an overturned kayak in the water at approximately 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 11, without its operator in the area. Police said that a few hundred feet away, Officers Robert Jenkins and Raymond Cairo found the man, Benjamin Chen, age 31, of Flushing, still in the water clinging to the side of another man’s kayak. The man in the second kayak was able…
Trio Of Stranded Boaters Rescued From Rough Waters Of Hunterdon County Reservoir Trio Of Stranded Boaters Rescued From Rough Waters Of Hunterdon County Reservoir
Trio Of Stranded Boaters Rescued From Rough Waters Of Hunterdon County Reservoir Emergency crews were quick to rescue a man whose kayak overturned in a Hunterdon County reservoir — as well as the two good Samaritans who attempted to save him but overturned in their boat as well, authorities said. The man fell from his kayak due to “rough chop” at the Round Valley Recreational Area of the reservoir in Clinton just after 4 p.m. Monday, according to South Branch Emergency Services. The fallen boater called 911 from the water with a life jacket, advising responders that he was unable to get back to his kayak, authorities said. Emergency crews pinpointed the man’s location …