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Woman Rescued After Driving Into Forge River In Mastic
September 14, 2023
Suffolk Police Rescue Woman Who Drove Into Forge River In Mastic
MASTIC, NY — A woman who drove her BMW into a river in Mastic was saved by five Suffolk police officers on Tuesday.
A 53-year-old Shirley woman was driving a 2016 BMW i3 eastbound on Hampton Avenue when her vehicle went through a guardrail at the intersection with Riviera Drive and landed in the Forge River at 1:13 p.m., police said.
Seventh Precinct Officers Thomas Ciota, Sean Roche, Steven Rathjen, Michael Magioncalda, and Ryan Kelly went into the river and pulled the woman from her BMW.

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