Suffolk police rescue boater stuck in ice

Suffolk police rescue boater stuck in ice

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Suffolk police rescued a boater who was stuck in the ice in Smith Point Bay.

Police were called at 2:30 p.m. about a boat stuck near the Smith Point Bridge.

Officers say they used their own boat to break up the ice and tow the boat to shore. They say the man in the boat was clamming and he was the only person on the boat.