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Source: Staten Island Advance
Publisher: https://www.silive.com
Published: July 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A man was rescued from the waters between Staten Island and Elizabeth, N.J. early Sunday morning, according to the NYPD.
Based on preliminary information, witnesses told the NYPD that the man entered the water near the Howland Hook Terminal in Mariners Harbor just before 8:30 a.m., according to a police spokesperson.
Emergency transmissions indicated that the man was spotted closer to the New Jersey side of the waterway, and that the NYPD, FDNY, Coast Guard and Elizabeth Fire Department were involved with the search.
The man was pulled from the water and brought to shore, where he was then transported to Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton, while alert and conscious.
After being rescued, the man said he was attempting to swim to New Jersey to visit family, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
