Southold Police Drone Locates Missing Kayaker in Long Island Sound Near Greenport

A kayaker who became separated from his group Sunday afternoon was found with the help of a Southold Town Police Department drone and safely brought back to shore.A kayaker who became separated from his group in the Long Island Sound near Greenport was located and rescued Sunday afternoon after Southold Town police deployed a drone to assist in the search.

Southold Town police received a report at approximately 2:54 p.m. that a kayaker had become separated from his party and could not be located.

Responding officers deployed the Southold Town Police Department’s drone, which located the missing kayaker in the water. Marine units were then directed to his location and safely brought him back to shore, according to police.

The kayaker was reunited with his group and no injuries were reported.

The Greenport Fire Department also responded and assisted with the search.

Angela LaGreca

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Angela LaGreca, Editor-in-chief and co-Founder/Publisher of Spark Hamptons, is a four-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, producer, writer and comedian/host. Her TV credits include NBC’s “Today,” ABC’s “The View,” and, most recently, the primetime cable news program “Cuomo” on NewsNation. On the East End, she was the Creative Director at LTV, VP Features/Events/Photo Editor at Dan’s Papers, and has performed at Guild Hall, Bay Street Theater and the WHBPAC. Her publishing career began at Modern Photography, where she was managing editor. LaGreca lives in Manhattan and East Hampton and can be reached at angelatvmedia@gmail.com and angela@sparkhamptons.com .