Police: Man treads water for hours between New York City and Sandy Hook before being rescued
Pete Ordane, 34, said he was pulled out by the tide and treaded water for several hours as he drifted toward Sandy Hook.
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A man swept from a New York City beach treaded water for hours before being rescued at Sandy Hook on Monday, Middletown Township police say.
Authorities say they received a call at 9 a.m. about a man who drifted toward Sandy Hook and was pulled from the waters. They say 34-year-old Pete Ordane, of New York City, went into the water near Breezy Point in Queens.
According to police, a commercial fisherman and his son from Port Monmouth saw Ordane struggling about two miles away from the shoreline and pulled him out of the water. After observing the swimmer in distress, police say the man and his son brought the man aboard their boat and assisted him before taking the man back to the Monmouth Cove Marina in Port Monmouth.
Police say emergency medical personnel attended to the man. Ordane was found to be in good condition and then released after he refused further medical treatment. Police say officers provided him a fresh set of dry clothes and some food.
According to police, Ordane stated that he was pulled out by the tide and had been treading water for several hours until he was found by the fishermen.
Authorities say the man and the son who rescued Ordane reside in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown and wish to remain anonymous.
