By Greg Lee Thursday, October 09, 2014 05:54PM SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (KABC) — The Newport Beach lifeguard who drowned while attempting to save a swimmer is the first to be posthumously awarded with a medal of valor, the highest honor for lifeguards. Ben Carlson’s parents Chris and Terry accepted the award Thursday from the United States […]
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Mastic Beach – Scientists and Environmentalists are trying to piece together what triggered a whale and a sea turtle to wash up at Smith Point County Park Thursday. According to environmentalists, the mammal has been described as a rare and endangered 50-foot finback whale. The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also called the finback whale, razorback, […]
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Source: Lifeguard Competition Rescue 2014 has concluded with some great finishes by the USA team in the Oceanman and Oceanwoman relay. USA 13th Place Overall!!! It was a pleasure following all of our USA competitors and seeing all the fantastic results. A shout out has to go to Brian Patrick Murphy, who is putting his international rescue […]
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Source: Kate M. Browning Source:www.trihamletnews.com Pictured left to right – (Front Row: Patrick Scribner, Ben Bertuch, Brian Kelly, Blayne Jackolski, Donato Geraci, James Zeidler and Gregory Valencia. Back Row: Mariusz Borkowski, Garrett Thibideau, Erik Gorman, Nicole Lo Meli, Legislator Jay Schneiderman, Legislator Kate Browning, Tim Delaney, Legislator Rob Calarco, Brandon Clark, Christian Roarke and Ron Kister.) Hauppauge, NY – On […]
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On Saturday evening, multiple East End fire departments responded to a significant blaze reported at the pavilion of Cupsogue Beach County Park in Westhampton. According to Suffolk County police, the department received a call regarding the fire at approximately 8:00 p.m. Officers from the arson squad were dispatched to investigate the cause. Fire officials confirmed […]
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Scene at Cupsogue Beach County Park in Westhampton Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, the morning after a fire engulfed the park pavilion. (Credit: Matthew Adams) Updated September 14, 2014 6:31 PM By SCOTT EIDLER AND JENNIFER BARRIOS scott.eidler@newsday.com,jennifer.barrios@newsday.com Investigators Sunday worked to determine the cause of a Saturday night blaze that destroyed the popular Cupsogue Beach […]
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UPDATE: Sunday, 12 p.m. The Beach Hut at Cupsogue Beach in Westhampton was destroyed in a large blaze that engulfed the entire shack Saturday night, Westhampton Beach Fire Chief John “Chip” Bancroft said Sunday morning. Chief Bancroft said a call was made at 8:03 p.m. by a Cupsogue employee working the booth in the parking […]
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Patrick Scribner Lifeguard of the Year Patrick Scribner was born and raised in Patchogue and from an early age showed confidence in the open seas. It was only natural that Patrick join the Smith Point Ocean Rescue Team. He has been a lifeguard since the summer of 2006 and competing on the local, regional and […]
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Written by M. B. Edited by Toni Borkowski More than 40 people die a year from it. It is not the statistic for drowning, but from sand holes on the beach. How can sand be dangerous you ask? On Saturday, August 30, lifeguards were minutes away from closing the beach, when a patron ran over […]
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Smith Point Lifeguards and “Mastic Beach Fire department responded to assist in a water rescue alarm on Smith Point outer beach this afternoon. This was a multi agency response consisting of The Suffolk County Aviation and Marine units, Suffolk County Parks police, Smith Point County Park Lifeguards and emergency medical technicians, Mastic Beach Fd,Mastic Fd, […]
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