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2 Men Rescued After Inflatable Boat Overturns In Shinnecock Inlet
The men were found clinging to the hull in adverse conditions, police said.
HAMPTON BAYS, NY — Two men were rescued after their inflatable boat overturned in the Shinnecock Inlet in Hampton Bays Sunday, police said.
According to Southampton Town Police, the incident took place at 11:45 a.m. when Senior Bay Constables Al Tuzzolo and Mike Tenaglia responded to a report of an overturned vessel in
the inlet. Upon arriving, they found a 15-foot inflatable boat overturned with two men, Jong Won Kim and Young G. Kim of Flushing, Queens clinging to the hull in adverse sea conditions, police said.
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Both men refused medical attention and were returned to the launching ramp at the Ponquogue Bridge, police said.
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