Dramatic Breezy Point Rescue

[Gerard]

4 fisherman were plucked to safety yesterday in a dramatic rescue on a jetty off of Breezy Point. The 4 fisherman were trapped because they were catching so many bluefish they didnt mind the rising choppy waters. Well someone called
911 and before you know it NYPD Air Sea Rescue was overhead. They dropped their divers then they hauled the fisherman
off the jetty hoisting them up in a rescue basket. After two were aboard they flew to shore to drop them off them came back for the other two and did the same. And it wasnt easy during the 40 minute mission as visibilty was very low and the ceiling was only about 200 feet. But all went textbook perfect.
Of course the fisherman werent very happy. They were upset they had to leave their huge catch and said they could have stayed safely on the jetty until the tide went down. But PD thought otherwise.

[Gerard]

Pretty cool footage from overhead camera on http://www.myfoxny.com
Click on the "More Local News" link on the right side.

[cancidas]

gotta love that guys, great group! found the link to the video here:

http://www.myfoxny.com/myfox/pages/H...d=1.1.1&sflg=1

[Matt Molnar]

I've been in a similar situation and it was frikkin scary. When I was about 12 me and a friend walked out to the end of a long jetty on the west end of Jones Beach...in bare feet. It took us about 15 mins to get to the end, and after hanging out for a little bit with the sea gulls, we decided to turn back. The tide had started coming in by then, and the waves were breaking higher and higher on the rocks, making our path wet. After slipping a couple of times and coming real close to falling in, we made it back to the sand. Those fishermen were crazy. Those divers are insane.