Coast Guard searching for missing boater in Huntington, New York

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard is searching for a 52-year-old male in the vicinity of Northport Bay, Huntington.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound received a report at 9:29 a.m., Saturday, that a man had fallen overboard from his boat while out with his son that morning. He is described as wearing dark clothes and was not wearing a life jacket.

Currently searching are crews from:

  • Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck 45-foot Response Boat-Medium
  • Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
  • Northport Police Department
  • Northport Fire Department
  • Huntington Harbormaster
  • Nassau County Police
  • Suffolk County Police divers

Anyone with possible information on the man’s whereabouts is urged to call Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound at (203) 468-4421.


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