Water Search For Missing Emotionally Disturbed Kayaker In Central Jersey Water Search For Missing Emotionally Disturbed Kayaker In Central Jersey
Water Search For Missing Emotionally Disturbed Kayaker In Central Jersey First responders in Monmouth County were called to search for a missing person on Friday, who possibly had been out in a kayak, authorities said. An empty kayak was found about 11 a.m. on the Middletown side of the Navesink River in Red Bank, according to initial reports. That is directly across from the Fair Haven Yacht Works, where an emotionally disturbed person had been reported missing.  New Jersey State Police were called to assist Fair Haven police in the water search, a NJSP spokesman said.  This is a developing news story. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
Man Rescued From Sinking Kayak In Great South Bay Man Rescued From Sinking Kayak In Great South Bay
Man Rescued From Sinking Kayak In Great South Bay A man was rescued after his kayak overturned and sank on the Great South Bay. David Kennedy, 52, of Patchogue, was paddling in a 12-foot Pelican kayak with a friend in another kayak when he was thrown overboard by a rogue wave Saturday, Aug. 22 at about 7:40 a.m. northeast of Watch Hill in Patchogue Bay, Suffolk County Police said.  He and his friend were unable to remove the water from the boat, and his friend called 911 while Kennedy held onto his friend’s kayak to stay afloat, police said. Marine Bureau officers aboard Marine Gulf and Marine X-Ray responded.  …
Water Search Continues For Missing Jersey Shore Kayaker Water Search Continues For Missing Jersey Shore Kayaker
Water Search Continues For Missing Jersey Shore Kayaker Authorities continued a search Friday for a Burlington County kayaker who apparently couldn’t get back to land before a storm hit the Jersey Shore. Nadem Aksoy, 50, of Bordentown and a friend were fishing in their kayaks on the Navesink River in Monmouth County when the storm blew in around midnight, his brother, Mujdad, told News 12. He "looked at his phone, the storm was coming, and then he called his friend [who] was on [a] kayak too,” his brother said. The friend saw Aksoy’s kayak flip over and Aksoy trying to hold onto it, Mujdad said. “After that he didn’t see him,” he said. The se…
Missing Kayaker Presumed Drowned Off Jersey Coast, Massive Air, Water Search Suspended Missing Kayaker Presumed Drowned Off Jersey Coast, Massive Air, Water Search Suspended
Missing Kayaker Presumed Drowned Off Jersey Coast, Massive Air, Water Search Suspended Authorities on Sunday suspended a search for a kayaker who fell into Raritan Bay the day before. Search and rescue crews in New Jersey and on Staten Island searched the water after a passerby rescued two of the victim's companions when all three of their kayaks overturned near the Great Beds Lighthouse in South Amboy. None were wearing life jackets, Coast Guard Capt. Jason Tama said. The NYPD Harbor Unit transported the pair back to Staten Island, where a rescue operation was staged at Wolfe's Pond Park. The search party included department divers, both NYPD and FDNY boats, members of th…
Man, Woman Hospitalized After Kayak Capsizes On Long Island Sound Man, Woman Hospitalized After Kayak Capsizes On Long Island Sound
Man, Woman Hospitalized After Kayak Capsizes On Long Island Sound A man and woman were hospitalized after a kayak capsized on the Long Island Sound. The incident happened in Fairfield County around noontime on Sunday, April 26. The Stamford Fire Department said it responded to the area of 160 Wallacks Drive for a 9-1-1 report of “someone in a kayak in trouble." Upon arrival, the deputy chief was met by the caller who indicated the location of a woman in the water on the east side of Wallacks Point.  The woman was struggling and located approximately 20 feet from the rocks behind the property on Wallacks Drive., the department said  At around …
Rescue Crews Called To Help 2 Stranded Kayakers In Ocean County Rescue Crews Called To Help 2 Stranded Kayakers In Ocean County
Rescue Crews Called To Help 2 Stranded Kayakers In Ocean County Rescue crews were called to aid a pair of stranded kayakers in Ocean County Wednesday. Water emergency units were called to 427 E. Bay Ave. in Barnegat Township around 3 p.m. on reports of an overturned kayaker, unconfirmed reports say. A second kayaker was taking on water, and emergency crews were attempting to make access for a rescue, the reports say. This is a developing story. Check back for details.
Neighborhood Man's Body Pulled From Lake Mahopac After Kayak Overturns Neighborhood Man's Body Pulled From Lake Mahopac After Kayak Overturns
Neighborhood Man's Body Pulled From Lake Mahopac After Kayak Overturns Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Pulled From Lake Mahopac After Kayak Overturns  The body of a local man was pulled from the water after police say his kayak overturned in Lake Mahopac. On Monday, July 22 at 1:40 p.m., the Town of Carmel Police received a report of a missing 55-year-old Mahopac resident, Carmel Police Chief Michael Cazzari said. A search of the area around his South Lake Blvd home found his kayak overturned in Lake Mahopac, according to Cazzari.  The Carmel Police Department Marine unit began a search of the lake near the kayak …
Engineering Consultant Robert VanVlack Of Poughkeepsie Dies At 39 Engineering Consultant Robert VanVlack Of Poughkeepsie Dies At 39
Engineering Consultant Robert VanVlack Of Poughkeepsie Dies At 39 Robert David VanVlack, who ran his own consulting business, died on Tuesday, July 2 at his home in Poughkeepsie. He was 39. He was born on Feb. 21, 1980 to Tammy and Robert Van Vlack. He graduated from Arlington High School in 1998 before attending the University of Buffalo, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering. He earned his New York State Professional Engineering license and worked on several water remediation and flood protection projects at Metro-North Railroad, as well as private consulting projects for various firms before going into his own Civil Engineering consu…
Two Kayakers Rescued During Storm Off Fire Island Two Kayakers Rescued During Storm Off Fire Island
Two Kayakers Rescued During Storm Off Fire Island Two kayakers were rescued by the Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers when their kayak overturned in the Great South Bay off of Fire Island during a storm. Officers Keith Magliola and Chris DeFeo were on patrol in the Great South Bay aboard Marine Kilo when they observed a male and a female in the water next to their swamped kayak approximately a quarter-mile mile north of Ocean Bay Park on Fire Island at approximately 6:55 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, said the Suffolk County Police. Ralph Tabaras and Jillyan Guadagno had rented a kayak from The Palms Hotel, located at 168 Cottage Walk, …