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First responders rescued a father and son from the water after their boat started sinking off Suffolk’s south shore over the weekend.
A 911 call was received around 11:45 a.m. Saturday reporting the vessel in distress in Moriches Bay near Moriches Inlet.
The Center Moriches Fire Department and Mastic Beach Fire Department, along with Suffolk Police Marine Bureau and Aviation were dispatched to the scene, after being alerted that both occupants were in the water without personal flotation devices.
Using GPS location data from the 911 call, crews were on scene within minutes and found the pair standing atop their submerged 19-foot center console boat, officials say.
Center Moriches Marine 26 carefully maneuvered to the side of the sunken watercraft and brought the individuals on board safely.
The victims were assessed by EMTs and treated for cold-water exposure and possible hypothermia while they were taken to the Center Yacht Club in Center Moriches.
“Although the summer boating season has ended, emergencies on the water can happen at any time of year,” Center Moriches fire officials said in a post on social media.
“We remind all boaters to always wear a properly fitted life jacket, check weather and water conditions before heading out,” the post continued.


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