Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers rescued three people from Port Jefferson Harbor after their watercraft capsized.
Three people were in a canoe and one person in a kayak on October 18, when they were thrown into Port Jefferson Harbor after a passing boat’s wake caused their watercraft to capsize. A fisherman who witnessed the incident called 911 at 11:57 a.m. Police Officers John Falcone and Kevin Yoli aboard Marine Delta responded.
The three men from the canoe — Chi Tong Chan, 29, of Stony Brook, Ka To Sze, 48, of Commack, and I Tai Lu, 72, of Dix Hills — were holding onto either the canoe or a nearby pier. Two were wearing waders that had filled with water, weighing them down; another man who relies on crutches was unable to make it to shore. The officers hoisted them out of the water and transported them back to McAllister County Park in Belle Terre.
Wai Yiu Cheng 59, of Port Jefferson, who was in the kayak, was able to make it to shore on his own. There were no injuries reported.