Boating Under the Influence Kills 10-Year-Old Girl Dies in Fatal Boat Collision
Suffolk County, NY - Drinking and Driving is a very dangerous combination, but Boating and Drinking, especially at night, is fatal. Wednesday, A 10-year-old girl died and her parents were injured following a collision in the Great South Bay near Bayshore Long Island.


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Boating Under the Influence Kills
10-Year-Old Girl Dies in Fatal Boat Collision

/24-7PressRelease/ - SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY, August 20, 2005 - Drinking and Driving is a very dangerous combination, but Boating and Drinking, especially at night, is fatal.

Wednesday, A 10-year-old girl died and her parents were injured following a collision between her family's Trophy recreational vessel and a Grady White recreational vessel about one mile east of the Robert Moses Bridge in the Great South Bay near Bayshore Long Island around 9:10 p.m.

The Grady White's operator is currently in custody of the Suffolk County Police Department and is charged with Boating Under the Influence.

A rescue boats the Coast Guard units from West Islip and East Islip Fire Departments and Suffolk County Police Aviation Unit responded to the collision. Suffolk Police administered Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation on the girl until arriving at Bayshore Marina. She was taken to Southside Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. Her parents were reported in critical condition.

No serious injuries were reported from the second pleasure boat. The Coast Guard and Suffolk County Police are continuing their investigations.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary wants to emphasize to the public that drinking alcoholic beverages and operating any type of vehicle, especially a boat, can be fatal. Not only are your senses dulled, but between the three dimensional movement of the boat, the lack of clearly identifiable outlines (especially at night) and the heat and sun of the day, drinking and boating becomes almost a guarantee for disaster.

To learn more about boating safety, the Coast Guard Auxiliary suggests that all boaters take a Safe Boating Course. Contact your local Coast Guard unit (www.uscg.mil) or Flotilla (www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/getzip.html) for the next boating safety course.


The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is composed of uniformed, non-military volunteer's who assist the Coast Guard in all of its varied missions, except for military and direct law enforcement. These men and women can be found on the nation's waterways, in the air, in classrooms and on the dock, performing Maritime Domain Awareness patrols, safety patrols, vessel safety checks and public education.


The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was founded in 1939 by an Act of Congress as the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and re-designated as the Auxiliary in 1941. Its 31,000 members donate millions of hours annually in support of Coast Guard missions.




The release is available at: http://www.auxpa.org/releases/rbs/081805.html

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