There were two water rescues on Saturday, one involving a capsized kayak and the other a surfer in distress.
Hudson Galardi-Troy and a friend were out kayaking that afternoon in waters between North Haven and Shelter Island, off the Mashomack Preserve, when the kayak capsized. The friend called police, saying that Mr. Galardi-Troy was unable to get out of the water, and the Sag Harbor harbormaster Chris Duryea responded, riding Marine One out to the scene and successfully getting them both onboard. They were dropped off, uninjured, at the end of Shelter Island Avenue.
In Montauk that same afternoon, off Ditch Plain, a surfer ventured out too far and people on the beach called East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue. Alongside Montauk firefighters, East Hampton Town police, and Marine Patrol, the ocean rescue squad launched a Jet Ski to reach the unidentified surfer, and was able to bring him safely back to shore.
Back on the sand, Capt. Maureen Rutkowski of the ocean rescue squad and her son, John Rutkowski, a lieutenant in the Montauk Fire Department, met the grateful surfer and helped walk him up the beach.
