Video: NYPD Saves 3 After Boat Crash Off Staten Island
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Three people were rescued by a NYPD Air Rescue team after their boat crashed into rocks off the coast of Staten Island.
Police say a woman and two men were stranded after their 24-foot pleasure cruiser became stuck on some rocks off Hoffman Island early Sunday afternoon.
According to police, a 68-year-old woman tried climbing on the rocks and slipped, knocking her unconscious.
She was airlifted to safety and is in the hospital.
And 81-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were also transported to the Marine Basin Marina, but refused medical attention.