Man rescued by cop, firefighter after driving into Patchogue Bay

A car careened into the water at Moscot Dock in Patchogue Thursday morning.
A car careened into the water at Moscot Dock in Patchogue Thursday morning. Photo credit Google Street View

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (1010 WINS) — A Suffolk County police officer and Patchogue firefighter rescued a man whose car went off a dock into Patchogue Bay early Thursday, police said.

Nestor Riosarvealo, 33, was driving a 2017 Nissan Sedan on South Ocean Avenue at Mascot Dock when the car ran off the dock into the water at 5 a.m.

Officer Edward Pitre and Patchogue firefighter Peter Feehan jumped into the water, broke one of the sedan's windows, pulled Riosarvealo from the vehicle and brought him safely to shore.

All three were transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, treated for minor injuries and released.

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