Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers and Town of Smithtown Harbormaster officers rescued two kayakers in the Long Island Sound.
On June 30 at 5:10 p.m., Roger Daniel Ramos Galo and Manfredo Garcia fell off a kayak in the Long Island Sound. Galo had a cell phone in water-proof casing and called 911. Utilizing information from Ramos Galo’s 911 call and from witnesses, Harbor Master Officers Dylan Harris and Bill Rohr first located the men in the water.
The officers were able to pull Ramos Galo, who was wearing a life jacket, from the water at approximately 5:30 p.m. Ramos Galo was approximately a mile northeast of Sunken Meadow Beach. Marine Bureau Officers Joseph Lanzisera and Claudio Barrios, were operating Marine Bravo and rescued Garcia, who was not wearing a life jacket and was approximately one-half mile to three-fourths of a mile north of Sunken Meadow Beach in Smithtown at approximately 5:30 p.m.
They were both brought to the dock at Kings Park Bluff and checked out by first responders but declined further medical treatment.