Sunday Afternoon Water Rescue
 
By Web Team
July 11, 2022
 

On Sunday afternoon just after 4:00 p.m. the Cutchogue Fire Department was activated for a reported Water Rescue in the Peconic Bay near Robins Island in New Suffolk.

Two youths were reported to be missing after falling off a tube being towed by a boat while tubing.

https://patch.com/new-york/northfork/airbound-tube-bay-leads-search-rescue-2-boys-police

Cutchogue Fire Department Boat 8-5-10 assisted Southold Town Police Marine units in a search of the area west of Robbins island.

Other responding units included USCG, Suffolk County Police Helicopter, Southampton Town Police and Mattituck Fire Department.

After a search of the area lasting approximately 30 minutes, the youths were found unharmed on a good samaritan's vessel that had picked them up.

 
Units: Chiefs 8-5-31 & 32, Boat 8-5-10, Ambulance 8-5-17
 
Mutual Aid: USCG, SCPD Helo #2,
 
Hyperlinks: North Fork Patch