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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.

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