Water Training in Action

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December 20, 2018

What started out as a routine winter victim-in-distress Jet Ski training session in Block Island Sound for East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue on Sunday morning ended as an actual rescue of a kite surfer who was being swept away in the white-capped waters, Helene Forst, the squad’s public relations director, reported.

The water was 48 degrees, with a gale warning and periods of heavy rain throughout the day. Swells were three feet west of the Montauk Harbor inlet, Ms. Forst wrote, and wind was out of the northeast at 30 knots. The volunteers were able to rescue the kite surfer and retrieve his kite sail.

On the Police Logs 12.18.25

A security guard at Pierson High School in Sag Harbor reported a “suspicious male” wearing a face mask and “riding a bicycle in circles” near the school gym. The young man subsequently told police he was waiting for his friends to get out of school, and said he was wearing a mask “because it’s cold outside today.”

Dec 18, 2025

Father and Son Injured in Crosswalk

Two automobile accidents on Montauk Highway, one in Wainscott and another in Amagansett, resulted in injuries last week, as did a third in Springs.

Dec 18, 2025

On the Police Logs 12.11.25

A caller reported a “suspicious package” near the westbound Jitney Stop on Main Street in the village Saturday, describing it as a suitcase next to a garbage can. When police arrived, an 89-year-old woman standing next to the suitcase informed them that it was hers.

Dec 11, 2025

E-Biker Injured in Collision

A 70-year-old man from the Bronx was seriously injured in an e-bike accident in Montauk late Tuesday afternoon.

Dec 11, 2025

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