Harrowing Rescue for Rockaway Windsurfers

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A team of first responders rescued two windsurfers who were blown out to sea from a Rockaway beach yesterday, police said today.

The windsurfers, who were not identified by police, had been surfing near Beach 105th Street at around 2:40 p.m. yesterday afternoon when they were pulled out too far, and were unable to get back.

A police helicopter saved one of the surfers using a rescue bucket. The other surfer was picked up by a fire department rescue boat.

No one was injured, police said.


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