Woman, Dog Rescued After Getting Stuck In Long Island Marsh

A woman and her dog were pulled to safety after getting stuck in a marsh on Long Island.

The marsh at the end of Bay Street in East Moriches.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps street view*

02/22/2020 4:30 p.m.

It happened just after 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22.

Two Suffolk County police officers, along with members of the East Moriches Fire Department responded to a 911 call reporting the incident at the end of Bay Street in East Moriches at 2:07 p.m.

Officers Michael Pitts and Harrison Dow and East Moriches Fire Department Assistant Chief Robert Kanas threw a rope out to the woman, instructed her to tie it around her waist and pulled her out of the marsh, police said.

After the woman was rescued, members of the East Moriches Fire Department rescued her dog, Charlie. The woman, Paula Eagle, 68, of East Moriches, and the dog were not injured.

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