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Shoreham Beach, NY (77WABC)-A 21-year-old Sayville woman was rescued early Sunday morning from the Long Island Sound after a female friend called 911 to report that she had lost sight of her friend in waters off Shoreham Beach, NY around 6:50 in the morning.
Marine Bureau Officer Gregory Stroh, Seventh Precinct police officers and members of the Aviation Section responded. Seventh Precinct officers interviewed the caller and directed the police helicopter to the search area.
Aviation Section Sergeant John Vahey, Officer David Rosante and Stony Brook University Hospital Flight Paramedic Chris Barnes, who were in the police helicopter, located Scheiber in the water approximately one-mile offshore.
Barnes and Rosante dropped floatation devices from the helicopter to the swimmer.
Suffolk County police officers and Wading River Fire Department pulled the Johanna Scheiber from the Long Island Sound.
You can view a video taken from the helicopter below:
After being pulled from the water, Scheiber was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
