U.S. Coast Guard rescuers deployed a rescue swimmer from a helicopter to save four boaters stranded in 12-foot ocean waves off Fire Island. Coast Guard officials got a call from someone on board a 42-foot sportfishing yacht struggling to pilot dangerous waves and winds a few miles southwest of the Moriches Inlet. The boat set out earlier from the Connetquot River near Oakdale with two men, ages 55 and 30, and two women, ages 45 and 40, officials said. Nearly three hours later, the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Cape Cod deployed a rescue swimmer down to the boat to hoist its four passengers to safety. For more on this story, visit the link in bio. - - #longisland #coastguard #rescue #fireisland