Man Saved After Kayak Overturns In Long Island Sound

SOUTHOLD, NY — A man was rescued after his kayak overturned in the Long Island Sound Thursday, police said.

At 4:48 p.m., Clifford Cornell, 51, of Southold called the Southold Police to report that his kayak had overturned in the Sound off McCabe's Beach on North Sea Drive, authorities said.

Cornell said he had lost his rudder, leaving him unable to steer the kayak in to shore, when a wave hit him broadside, flipping his kayak over, police said.

Southold police, bay constables and the Southold Fire Department responded, police said. The SFD launched an inflatable boat from McCabe's Beach and was able to reach Cornell and bring him and his kayak back to shore, police said.

Cornell refused medical attention.

He is the second kayaker rescued off McCabe's Beach this month.