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Missing kayaker found dead in Long Island Sound, New York
HEMPSTEAD HARBOR, N.Y., Oct. 26 — The Coast Guard was searching for an overdue kayaker in the vicinity of Hempstead Harbor.
The search for Laurence Broderick, age 45, of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, began around 4 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26, when the Village of Mamaroneck police received a call from his mother requesting a wellness check.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York received a report at 5:40 a.m., Tuesday, that 45-year-old Laurence Broderick was overdue from a kayaking trip from the previous night. Broderick reportedly left Hempstead at approximately 9 p.m. Monday night just as a powerful Nor'easter hit the area. By Tuesday morning, winds had increased to 30 knots, with three- to four-foot waves.
He was en route across Long Island Sound to Mamaroneck. He had departed from Harbor Island Park in Mamaroneck around 6 p.m. bound for Hempstead and back. He was described as wearing summer clothes and traveling in a red kayak.
Broderick's kayak was found with his cellphone later on Tuesday morning at Rochelle's Glen Island Beach in New Rochelle, N.Y. His body was recovered Tuesday afternoon by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer and picked up by a New Rochelle police boat. He was wearing a PFD.
Involved in the search were crews from:
• Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck 45-foot response boat
• Coast Guard Station Kings Point 29-foot response boat
• Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, MH-65 Dolphin helicopter
• Coast Guard Cutter Beluga, 87-foot patrol boat
• Nassau County Police Department
• Westchester Police Department
• Rye Police Department
• Eastchester Police Department
Coast Guard Sector Virginia brings awareness to dangers of colder water temperatures
PORTSMOUTH, Va., October 28 — As temperatures drop along the mid-Atlantic coast, the Coast Guard urges all boaters to prepare for the water temperature, rather than the air temperature.
Hypothermia occurs as your body temperature falls below 95 degrees Fahrenheit. The average water temp along the mid-Atlantic during the winter months is 53 degrees Fahrenheit, which can cause unconsciousness in about an hour and estimated survivability is between one and six hours.
The Coast Guard strongly encourages boaters to use the following best practices:
• Dress for the water, not the weather. Warmer days during late fall, winter, and spring can deceive boaters into thinking that the water temperature is warm, just because the air may be. Water temperatures at 70 degrees or below can cause hypothermia.
• Check the water temperatures, if they are anywhere near 70 degrees, wear a wetsuit, dry suit, float coat or waterproof, insulated gear.
• Roughly 20 percent of people who fall into cold water die within the first minute due to cold-water shock. Cold-water shock causes an involuntary gasp and an immediate loss in breath control, which increases the risk of sudden drowning.
• Wearing a life jacket can keep you afloat, provide insulation and make you visible. Even the strongest swimmers lose muscle control after ten minutes of being exposed to cold water, making it nearly impossible to locate and put on a life jacket after-the-fact.
• File a float plan. Letting people know when and where you are going, and when you are expected to be back, exponentially increases the odds of being rescued if something unfortunate happens. You can create a float plan quickly and easily on the U.S. Coast Guard's official app.
Coast Guard, partners searching for missing kayaker off Saipan
SANTA RITA, Guam, Oct. 1 — The Coast Guard, Navy, and the Saipan Department of Safety Boating Safety Division are responding to a report of a missing kayaker off Garapan, Friday.
The kayaker is described as being a 60-year-old male and was last seen fishing at 2 p.m., Friday. Waterway users are requested to keep a sharp lookout for signs of distress and to report any information to Coast Guard Forces Micronesia|Sector Guam (CGFMSG).
At 4 p.m., Friday, CGFMSG watchstanders received a report from Marine Safety Division Saipan stating an overturned kayak had been found off a reef. A small backpack with an identification card was also recovered floating nearby.
CGFMSG issued an Urgent Information Broadcast Notice to Mariners and deployed the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) and Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) in response.
A Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter aircrew from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 is also being deployed to assist in the search.
Scheduled to search so far:
• Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755)
• Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140)
• A Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 aircrew
• Saipan Department of Safety Boating Safety Division small boat and PWC crews.
Coast Guard, partner agencies searching for woman in the water near Portsmouth Island, North Carolina
OCRACOKE INLET, N.C., Oct 10 — The Coast Guard was searching for a 27-year-old woman in the water in the vicinity of Portsmouth Island in Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina, Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received a report via 911 at approximately 4:15 p.m., Oct 9, of a capsized canoe with two people aboard. The reporting source was in the canoe when it capsized but reported having one percent battery life remaining. Watchstanders subsequently lost communication with the reporting source, who was a member of the same group.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City was immediately launched as well as a 24-foot shallow water special purpose craft boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet.
The Jayhawk helicopter aircrew located a conscious male survivor alongside a green canoe approximately 2.8 miles offshore of Drum Inlet, North Carolina, at approximately 9:54 a.m. on Sunday.
The survivor in the water was hoisted into the aircraft and transported to Carteret Hospital in Morehead City, North Carolina.
The original reporting source, a second survivor, was found ashore on Great Island by a good samaritan, at which point he reported swimming to shore and last seeing the missing person in the early morning hours of Sunday.
Involved in the search were:
• Hyde County Sheriff's Department
• North Carolina Wildlife
• North Carolina Park Services
• A HC-130 Hercules aircraft aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City
• A MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City
• A 47-foot Motor Life Boat boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet
• A 47-foot Motor Life Boat boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Fort Macon
• Coast Guard Cutter Seahawk, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat
Update — Monday Oct 11: The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the missing woman. The Coast Guard searched approximately 1,635 square nautical miles for 73 search hours.
"The decision to suspend a search is the toughest part of my responsibilities," said Capt. Matt Baer, commander, Sector North Carolina. "Our hearts are with the family who lost a loved one during this incident."
Coast Guard rescues overdue kayaker near Port Isabel, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Oct. 10 — The Coast Guard rescued an overdue kayaker Sunday near Port Isabel, Texas.
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received notification at 8:41 p.m. Saturday that the wife of an overdue kayaker had called Coast Guard Station South Padre Island stating she had lost sight of her husband at the Port Isabel Fingers. She reported that he was on a lime green kayak without a life jacket.
Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and directed the launch of a Station South Padre Island 24-foot Special Purpose Craft–Shallow Water boat crew and a Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter.
At 1:30 a.m., the boat crew located the overdue kayaker in the water, pulled him out of the water and safely transported him to Port Isabel, where his wife was waiting. He stated his kayak had capsized and that he was not in need of medical attention.
"This case demonstrated the importance of telling someone your intentions while out on the water and sticking to your plan," said Lt. Alexis Williams, command duty officer at Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi. "We are fortunate and grateful we were able to return this individual home safely."
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