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Dramatic Water Rescue Unfolds at Point Lookout: 20-Foot Vessel Drifts Helplessly, Heroic Response Ensues

Written by Long Island  |  05. October 2023

The Public Information Office reports the details of a Water Emergency that occurred on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 3:15 pm in Point Lookout.
 
According to police, 911 received a call for a 20-foot Bayliner vessel that lost power and was drifting close to the Point Lookout Jetty.
 
Nassau County Aviation Helicopter 5 and Nassau County Marine 1 located the boat. Nassau County Marine 1 towed the vessel with the assistance of SeaTow and the vessel was escorted back through Jones Inlet safely.
 
There were no injuries reported.

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