Last year in Suffolk County, there were 22 boating incidents that resulted in serious injury, or damage to a vessel.
After last summer saw 78 accidents that killed five people, Eyewitness News takes a look at the latest measures being taken to curb boating accidents across Long Island. Stacey SagAs summer approaches, officials on Long Island are taking steps not only to protect people on boats but also those in the water after several reported shark encounters last year.The dangers began increasing as more people took to the waterways during the pandemic.
One search for a 19-year-old boater off Centre Island has produced no results so far. Officials in Babylon Village last Thurasday made the grim discovery of an experienced missing boater, James Jaronczyk, 28, who had disappeared in the Great South Bay on May 7. The good news is officials have more tools in the arsenal this season, like an additional 10 drones equipped with infrared cameras.
The drones can also take high-quality videos of sharks in the area so they can make judgment calls closer to shore.Experts said if you're in the ocean and you see bait fish, get out of the water.
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