Crime & Safety

Massapequa Man Among 4 Rescued From Long Island Sound

The men became stranded on a 10-foot inflatable raft Thursday night, police say.

LONG ISLAND SOUND, NY - Police rescued four men who became stranded in a 10-foot inflatable raft in the Long Island Sound on Thursday night.

Suffolk Police received a 911 call at 9:15 p.m. from a man who was stranded in the raft, along with three other men.

The men, who launched from Sunken Meadow State Park to go fishing, were pulled out to the Long Island Sound a mile and a half north of the Nissequogue River.

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Their boat did not have a motor and they were unable to paddle back due to winds blowing between 20 and 25 mph.

Officers Charles Marchiselli, Edmund McDowell and Erik Johnson, responded in Marine Bravo and found the men within 15 minutes of the 911 call.

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The boat’s owner, 36-year-old Marco Murillo, of Massapequa, and three additional men, were taken aboard Marine Bravo and transported along with their raft to Sunken Meadow State Park.

All of the men were wearing life vests and there were no injuries.

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