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Police: Teens rescued from Great Peconic Bay

Four Garden City teens were rescued from Great Peconic Bay yesterday afternoon after a boater noticed them about a half mile offshore in Mattituck and saw that they appeared to be in distress, Southold Town Police stated in a press release.

Stephen Moran, Gary Morgan, Conor Lehan and Jack Cavetola, all age 19, were on paddle boards and kayaks when a passing boater spotted them. None of the four had a life jacket.

The boater stayed with the teens while bay constables were summoned and brought the teens and watercraft back to shore, where a parent picked them up. They were all issued summonses for not having life jackets. All denied medical treatment, police said.

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