Crime & Safety

Surfer Seriously Hurt Off Fire Island

The accident occurred Friday morning, police say.

A surfer was hurt in an accident off Fire Island Friday morning, police said.

Police say the male surfer hit his head in the water at Ocean Bay Park at 10:09 a.m. He was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, police said.

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