Five Swimmers Rescued From Peconic Bay

Five swimmers in distress were rescued from the Peconic Bay on Saturday morning, according to Southampton Town Police.

Constables were notified of swimmers in distress by buoy 22 at 10:10 a.m., police said.

Southampton Town Bay Constable Mark Ruocco arrived on scene aboard Marine Unit 5 to find two men, Raymond Hummel and Alex Choi, both 22 years old, who had climbed atop the aid to navigation, police said.

Along with assistance from a Southold Town Bay Constables Marine unit and Captain Garrett Moore aboard a Vessel from Sea Tow Eastern, they were able to safely recover both men from the buoy, police said.

Once they were safely on board, they informed the officers that there were still three people unaccounted for, police said.

A search of the area was begun by units from the Southampton, Southold, U.S. Coast Guard and Suffolk County Police Aviation.

A short time a later a good Samaritan vessel in the area named “Lisa Ann“ being operated by Mark and Lisa Bischoff of Smithtown, spotted the remaining swimmers: Nathan Reister 22, John Morales, 19, and Ben Moritz, 21, west of Robins Island, were able to safely recover the men in adverse sea conditions, police said.

All were transported to Towd Point Dock by Southampton Marine Unit 5 where Hummel was transported to Southampton Hospital via Southampton Volunteer Ambulance for treatment of lacerations to the leg, police said.

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