Good Samaritans Rescue 3 at Kings Park Bluff

A family of three were pulled out of the waters by a few good samaritans on Monday after their 8 foot inflatable boat got swept up by a current and became stuck under the dock.

Kings Park Fire Chief Mark O'Brien said his department got a call of three people drowning at the Kings Park Bluff at about 2 p.m. Luckily, said O'Brien, a few brave a quick thinking people at the docks pulled them to safety.

"It was a good thing two people sprang into action and were able to pull them out," said O'Brien. 

It isn't known if the family of three were launching at the docks or if they were out and got caught in the outgoing tide. The Town of Smitthown prohibited canoe rental companies from launching at the docks earlier this year, saying that it had become too dangerous and had simply become too risky. The three were not with a rental company.

"The current was coming around and it was ripping pretty good," said O'Brien. "These accidents are happening way too much. The tide is ripping through there during certain times of the tide."

The three who were rescued were checked out by responding EMS crews and did not need to be hospitalized.