Man Struck By Boat Propeller Saved By Bay Constable

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — A hero bay constable came to the aid of a man who was struck by a boat propellor in Noyack Creek Sunday, police said.

According to Southampton Town Police, the incident took place at 1:30 p.m. The 55-year-old man was taken to a nearby home where Southampton Town Police and Bay Constable Chris Fraser met him. Fraser was the first to arrive and saw that the man had lacerations on both legs; he immediately applied tourniquets, which slowed the man’s blood loss, police said.

A Suffolk County Police Aviation helicopter flew the man to Stony Brook University Hospital for further treatment, police said

"Bay Constable Fraser’s medical training and actions saved the victim from further blood loss

and provided immediate medical care," police said.