Crime & Safety
Man Seriously Hurt And Airlifted To Hospital After Crane Falls On Him At Boat Yard In Patchogue: Police
Fifth Squad detectives are investigating, Suffolk police say.
PATCHOGUE, NY — A 31-year-old man, who was preparing a crane for shipment in a Patchogue boat yard, was seriously hurt and airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital on Monday morning, Suffolk police said.
First responders were called to the River Avenue location just before 9 a.m., when a piece of the crane fell on the man, according to police.
He was airlifted for treatment of serious injuries, police said.
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Detectives from the 5th Squad in Patchogue are investigating, according to police.
Further information was not immediately available.
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