Officials say a man was rescued after being ejected from his boat on Wednesday night near Fire Island.
According
to Marine Bureau officers, Michael Greene was operating a 25-foot
Grady-White boat when he is believed to have suffered a medical
emergency and crashed into the Fire Island Pines bulkhead.
Greene
was ejected from the vessel at 5:58 p.m. A good Samaritan jumped into
the water and kept Greene afloat until officers arrived.
The
officers immediately jumped into the water and started rendering first
aid to Greene. A third officer went on Greene’s boat, which was now
unoccupied and traveling in circles. That officer was able to switch
the boat into neutral and get back to safety before the Grady-White
sank.
Greene, 34, of Islip, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of not-life threatening.
There were no other passengers on the boat and no other injuries.