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Riverhead police rescue adult, child stranded on disabled jet ski off Iron Pier Beach

by Apr 13, 2026
Riverhead Police rescued an adult and a 10-year-old after their jet ski broke down about a mile off Iron Pier Beach in Jamesport Sunday.

Riverhead Police pluck two people from L.I. Sound after jet ski mishap

by Sep 7, 2025
Riverhead Police rescued two people from the Long Island Sound Saturday after they fell off a jet ski about ¾ of a mile northeast of Iron Pier Beach, police said in a press release Saturday night.

Man rescued from Long Island Sound in Riverhead after kayak overturns late Sunday afternoon

by Jun 24, 2024
Police and firefighters rescued a man who had spent an more than an hour in the water after his kayak overturned off Reeves Beach late Sunday afternoon.

Riverhead Police rescue five occupants of a raft in distress off Reeves Beach Sunday morning

by Jun 24, 2024
Police rescued five people on a raft that was being carried away from shore by strong winds and currents Sunday morning off...

Police rescue four people off Wading River beach Tuesday night after their canoes capsized

by May 22, 2024
The four canoers pulled from the Sound by police were taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center for treatment of hypothermia after spending time in 58-degree water, police said.

Police: 21-year-old man dies after driving into L.I. Sound off Roanoke Avenue

by Oct 3, 2018
Police said witnesses reported a Honda SUV drove down the beach ramp at a high rate of speed and entered the water just before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night.

After report of boaters in distress off Wading River beach Sunday night, search yields no results

by Jul 3, 2017
A report of boaters in distress on the Long Island Sound north of Wading River triggered a search by fire and police agencies last night.

Police divers suspend recovery effort for two men who went missing in L.I. Sound

by Sep 3, 2016
Six divers are now searching for the two men, ages 18 and 20, in what police say has shifted to a recovery effort.