A man was rescued from Hempstead Harbor on Thursday after he lost control of the boat he had been piloting and was thrown into the water, Nassau County police said.
The incident took place around 11:55 a.m. on the west side of the harbor, as police said members of the department’s Marine Bureau located the 45-year-old victim clinging to a piling in the water.
He was then thrown a lifeline and pulled safely aboard Marine Vessel No. 20, police said, while the boat was recovered by a private work crew.
Police said the victim, who was not identified by name, refused medical attention.
