Boat Capsizes in Long Beach

On the morning of May 3, 2023, the Long Beach Fire Department was dispatched to a report of an overturned boat in the canal off Clark Street. Long Beach Chief of Department Hadrick Ray was among the first to arrive, confirmed the overturned vessel, but it was unknown if anyone was inside of it. Dive teams were requested and at 0915, the East Rockaway Fire Department Dive Team deployed a diverinto the waterto perform a search. Aftera few minutes the diversurfaced and advised that searches were negative. The ownerwas eventually located. Aside from East Rockaway, mutual aid responded from LawrenceCedarhurst, Island Park and Atlantic Beach Rescue. All units were underthe command of Chief Ray.

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