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Man Struggling to Stay Afloat in Water Safely Rescued

95-01 165th Ave, Howard Beach, Queens

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Summary

  • Emergency responders, including police vehicles, watercraft, and a helicopter, are conducting a water rescue operation near Cross Bay Boulevard in Howard Beach, New York. Details about the incident remain limited as authorities gather more information.

Timeline

Emergency responders have completed their search and found no additional individuals in the water.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
United Queens. Battalion 39. 034, we'll make it a 31 again. 142, investigated both the east and the west side on the southbound of the North Channel Bridge. Members of 331, 173, investigated the shoreline of 99th Street Canal, 165th Shore and the Bay. We have nothing going on. We interviewed the occupants and civilians on the beach line. We will be 10-8. We will be 10-8.

A person has been pulled from the water and is being taken to Pier 81.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
Marine 1 to Manhattan. Marine 1, K. Requesting a bus to Pier 81 for a person out of the water. 10-4. Do you need a CFRD engine there, K? Negative.

Marine units are responding to assist with the water rescue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
33 to Brooklyn, K. Battalion 33. Is there a Marine unit responding to this box, K? 36. Yeah, we're working on it now, Chief. Marine 3 and Marine 9 Alpha is responding, K. 33, 10-4, thank you. 1931, dispatcher 214. Marine Battalion 3 to Brooklyn. Marine Battalion 3.

A water rescue bus is being dispatched to assist at the scene.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:28
Command TAC 2 to book. Command TAC 2? Got a water rescue bus for us? We have a Command TAC 1 on it. Do you want to go? 10-4, you can take the bus and put us on, please. Thank you. Okay, 1931.

Additional units are being redirected to assist with the water rescue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:21
Have a ladder 153 to burglary. 153. Do you want to redirect us onto the water rescue? There's only one truck, 159 goes. Ladder 153, 10-4.

Reports indicate a male in the water is struggling and may be sinking.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:04
For a male in the water, he suggests he's sinking.

Emergency responders are gathering more information about the water rescue location.

Queens FDNY · 0:30
390 Queens. Battalion 39, K. Show if it's on the eastbound or westbound side of Crossbridge Boulevard. 39, standby. In the process of trying to get more information, K. Thank you.90 Queens, 9523, 10-35, K.

Emergency responders are heading to a water rescue near Cross Bay Boulevard.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:26
XR4. XR4. XR4, can you show us responding to Queens box 2034 Cross Bay Boulevard and 165th Avenue for the water rescue?

Citizen user video shows police vehicles and emergency water craft on the scene as a helicopter circles over the bridge and the water.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 95-01 165th Ave.

Incident reported at 95-01 165th Ave.

Emergency responders have completed their search and found no additional individuals in the water.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
United Queens. Battalion 39. 034, we'll make it a 31 again. 142, investigated both the east and the west side on the southbound of the North Channel Bridge. Members of 331, 173, investigated the shoreline of 99th Street Canal, 165th Shore and the Bay. We have nothing going on. We interviewed the occupants and civilians on the beach line. We will be 10-8. We will be 10-8.

A person has been pulled from the water and is being taken to Pier 81.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
Marine 1 to Manhattan. Marine 1, K. Requesting a bus to Pier 81 for a person out of the water. 10-4. Do you need a CFRD engine there, K? Negative.

Marine units are responding to assist with the water rescue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
33 to Brooklyn, K. Battalion 33. Is there a Marine unit responding to this box, K? 36. Yeah, we're working on it now, Chief. Marine 3 and Marine 9 Alpha is responding, K. 33, 10-4, thank you. 1931, dispatcher 214. Marine Battalion 3 to Brooklyn. Marine Battalion 3.

A water rescue bus is being dispatched to assist at the scene.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:28
Command TAC 2 to book. Command TAC 2? Got a water rescue bus for us? We have a Command TAC 1 on it. Do you want to go? 10-4, you can take the bus and put us on, please. Thank you. Okay, 1931.

Additional units are being redirected to assist with the water rescue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:21
Have a ladder 153 to burglary. 153. Do you want to redirect us onto the water rescue? There's only one truck, 159 goes. Ladder 153, 10-4.

Reports indicate a male in the water is struggling and may be sinking.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:04
For a male in the water, he suggests he's sinking.

Emergency responders are gathering more information about the water rescue location.

Queens FDNY · 0:30
390 Queens. Battalion 39, K. Show if it's on the eastbound or westbound side of Crossbridge Boulevard. 39, standby. In the process of trying to get more information, K. Thank you.90 Queens, 9523, 10-35, K.

Emergency responders are heading to a water rescue near Cross Bay Boulevard.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:26
XR4. XR4. XR4, can you show us responding to Queens box 2034 Cross Bay Boulevard and 165th Avenue for the water rescue?

Citizen user video shows police vehicles and emergency water craft on the scene as a helicopter circles over the bridge and the water.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 95-01 165th Ave.

Incident reported at 95-01 165th Ave.

Emergency responders have completed their search and found no additional individuals in the water.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
United Queens. Battalion 39. 034, we'll make it a 31 again. 142, investigated both the east and the west side on the southbound of the North Channel Bridge. Members of 331, 173, investigated the shoreline of 99th Street Canal, 165th Shore and the Bay. We have nothing going on. We interviewed the occupants and civilians on the beach line. We will be 10-8. We will be 10-8.

A person has been pulled from the water and is being taken to Pier 81.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
Marine 1 to Manhattan. Marine 1, K. Requesting a bus to Pier 81 for a person out of the water. 10-4. Do you need a CFRD engine there, K? Negative.

Marine units are responding to assist with the water rescue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
33 to Brooklyn, K. Battalion 33. Is there a Marine unit responding to this box, K? 36. Yeah, we're working on it now, Chief. Marine 3 and Marine 9 Alpha is responding, K. 33, 10-4, thank you. 1931, dispatcher 214. Marine Battalion 3 to Brooklyn. Marine Battalion 3.

A water rescue bus is being dispatched to assist at the scene.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:28
Command TAC 2 to book. Command TAC 2? Got a water rescue bus for us? We have a Command TAC 1 on it. Do you want to go? 10-4, you can take the bus and put us on, please. Thank you. Okay, 1931.

Additional units are being redirected to assist with the water rescue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:21
Have a ladder 153 to burglary. 153. Do you want to redirect us onto the water rescue? There's only one truck, 159 goes. Ladder 153, 10-4.

Reports indicate a male in the water is struggling and may be sinking.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:04
For a male in the water, he suggests he's sinking.

Emergency responders are gathering more information about the water rescue location.

Queens FDNY · 0:30
390 Queens. Battalion 39, K. Show if it's on the eastbound or westbound side of Crossbridge Boulevard. 39, standby. In the process of trying to get more information, K. Thank you.90 Queens, 9523, 10-35, K.

Emergency responders are heading to a water rescue near Cross Bay Boulevard.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:26
XR4. XR4. XR4, can you show us responding to Queens box 2034 Cross Bay Boulevard and 165th Avenue for the water rescue?

Citizen user video shows police vehicles and emergency water craft on the scene as a helicopter circles over the bridge and the water.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 95-01 165th Ave.

Incident reported at 95-01 165th Ave.

Emergency responders have completed their search and found no additional individuals in the water.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
United Queens. Battalion 39. 034, we'll make it a 31 again. 142, investigated both the east and the west side on the southbound of the North Channel Bridge. Members of 331, 173, investigated the shoreline of 99th Street Canal, 165th Shore and the Bay. We have nothing going on. We interviewed the occupants and civilians on the beach line. We will be 10-8. We will be 10-8.

A person has been pulled from the water and is being taken to Pier 81.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
Marine 1 to Manhattan. Marine 1, K. Requesting a bus to Pier 81 for a person out of the water. 10-4. Do you need a CFRD engine there, K? Negative.

Marine units are responding to assist with the water rescue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
33 to Brooklyn, K. Battalion 33. Is there a Marine unit responding to this box, K? 36. Yeah, we're working on it now, Chief. Marine 3 and Marine 9 Alpha is responding, K. 33, 10-4, thank you. 1931, dispatcher 214. Marine Battalion 3 to Brooklyn. Marine Battalion 3.

A water rescue bus is being dispatched to assist at the scene.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:28
Command TAC 2 to book. Command TAC 2? Got a water rescue bus for us? We have a Command TAC 1 on it. Do you want to go? 10-4, you can take the bus and put us on, please. Thank you. Okay, 1931.

Additional units are being redirected to assist with the water rescue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:21
Have a ladder 153 to burglary. 153. Do you want to redirect us onto the water rescue? There's only one truck, 159 goes. Ladder 153, 10-4.

Reports indicate a male in the water is struggling and may be sinking.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:04
For a male in the water, he suggests he's sinking.

Emergency responders are gathering more information about the water rescue location.

Queens FDNY · 0:30
390 Queens. Battalion 39, K. Show if it's on the eastbound or westbound side of Crossbridge Boulevard. 39, standby. In the process of trying to get more information, K. Thank you.90 Queens, 9523, 10-35, K.

Emergency responders are heading to a water rescue near Cross Bay Boulevard.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:26
XR4. XR4. XR4, can you show us responding to Queens box 2034 Cross Bay Boulevard and 165th Avenue for the water rescue?

Citizen user video shows police vehicles and emergency water craft on the scene as a helicopter circles over the bridge and the water.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 95-01 165th Ave.

Incident reported at 95-01 165th Ave.

Emergency responders have completed their search and found no additional individuals in the water.

Queens FDNY · 0:31
United Queens. Battalion 39. 034, we'll make it a 31 again. 142, investigated both the east and the west side on the southbound of the North Channel Bridge. Members of 331, 173, investigated the shoreline of 99th Street Canal, 165th Shore and the Bay. We have nothing going on. We interviewed the occupants and civilians on the beach line. We will be 10-8. We will be 10-8.

A person has been pulled from the water and is being taken to Pier 81.

Manhattan FDNY · 0:27
Marine 1 to Manhattan. Marine 1, K. Requesting a bus to Pier 81 for a person out of the water. 10-4. Do you need a CFRD engine there, K? Negative.

Marine units are responding to assist with the water rescue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:31
33 to Brooklyn, K. Battalion 33. Is there a Marine unit responding to this box, K? 36. Yeah, we're working on it now, Chief. Marine 3 and Marine 9 Alpha is responding, K. 33, 10-4, thank you. 1931, dispatcher 214. Marine Battalion 3 to Brooklyn. Marine Battalion 3.

A water rescue bus is being dispatched to assist at the scene.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:28
Command TAC 2 to book. Command TAC 2? Got a water rescue bus for us? We have a Command TAC 1 on it. Do you want to go? 10-4, you can take the bus and put us on, please. Thank you. Okay, 1931.

Additional units are being redirected to assist with the water rescue.

Brooklyn FDNY · 0:21
Have a ladder 153 to burglary. 153. Do you want to redirect us onto the water rescue? There's only one truck, 159 goes. Ladder 153, 10-4.

Reports indicate a male in the water is struggling and may be sinking.

NYPD Citywide 1 · 0:04
For a male in the water, he suggests he's sinking.

Emergency responders are gathering more information about the water rescue location.

Queens FDNY · 0:30
390 Queens. Battalion 39, K. Show if it's on the eastbound or westbound side of Crossbridge Boulevard. 39, standby. In the process of trying to get more information, K. Thank you.90 Queens, 9523, 10-35, K.

Emergency responders are heading to a water rescue near Cross Bay Boulevard.

FDNY EMS CW1 · 0:26
XR4. XR4. XR4, can you show us responding to Queens box 2034 Cross Bay Boulevard and 165th Avenue for the water rescue?

Citizen user video shows police vehicles and emergency water craft on the scene as a helicopter circles over the bridge and the water.

The address reported for this incident has changed to 95-01 165th Ave.

Incident reported at 95-01 165th Ave.

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Comments8

Logan_KeithJul 4 at 7:07 PM

I heard it from Lindenwood

KaramelVixxxen34Jul 4 at 7:12 PM

Can I see fireworks from there?

RoseMaLove12Jul 4 at 7:27 PM

Yes

news4HBtiktokJul 4 at 7:47 PM

Person rescued from water

pizza_d5800Jul 4 at 7:11 PM

It was probably the NYPD flight messing around before handing at Floyd Bennet field. 90% of the time they take off from there

Logan_KeithJul 4 at 7:07 PM

I heard it from Lindenwood

KaramelVixxxen34Jul 4 at 7:12 PM

Can I see fireworks from there?

RoseMaLove12Jul 4 at 7:27 PM

Yes

news4HBtiktokJul 4 at 7:47 PM

Person rescued from water

pizza_d5800Jul 4 at 7:11 PM

It was probably the NYPD flight messing around before handing at Floyd Bennet field. 90% of the time they take off from there

Logan_KeithJul 4 at 7:07 PM

I heard it from Lindenwood

KaramelVixxxen34Jul 4 at 7:12 PM

Can I see fireworks from there?

RoseMaLove12Jul 4 at 7:27 PM

Yes

news4HBtiktokJul 4 at 7:47 PM

Person rescued from water

pizza_d5800Jul 4 at 7:11 PM

It was probably the NYPD flight messing around before handing at Floyd Bennet field. 90% of the time they take off from there

Logan_KeithJul 4 at 7:07 PM

I heard it from Lindenwood

KaramelVixxxen34Jul 4 at 7:12 PM

Can I see fireworks from there?

RoseMaLove12Jul 4 at 7:27 PM

Yes

news4HBtiktokJul 4 at 7:47 PM

Person rescued from water

pizza_d5800Jul 4 at 7:11 PM

It was probably the NYPD flight messing around before handing at Floyd Bennet field. 90% of the time they take off from there

Logan_KeithJul 4 at 7:07 PM

I heard it from Lindenwood

KaramelVixxxen34Jul 4 at 7:12 PM

Can I see fireworks from there?

RoseMaLove12Jul 4 at 7:27 PM

Yes

news4HBtiktokJul 4 at 7:47 PM

Person rescued from water

pizza_d5800Jul 4 at 7:11 PM

It was probably the NYPD flight messing around before handing at Floyd Bennet field. 90% of the time they take off from there

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