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East Hampton Ocean Rescue Squad Earns Emergency Responder Status

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East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue, police and the U.S. Coast Guard search the ocean off Napeague for a missing swimmer Byron Dong Ha Kim on Tuesday, August 19. GAVIN MENU

East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue, police and the U.S. Coast Guard search the ocean off Napeague for a missing swimmer Byron Dong Ha Kim on Tuesday, August 19. GAVIN MENU

East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue, police and the U.S. Coast Guard search the ocean off Napeague for a missing swimmer Byron Dong Ha Kim on Tuesday, August 19. GAVIN MENU

East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue, police and the U.S. Coast Guard search the ocean off Napeague for a missing swimmer Byron Dong Ha Kim on Tuesday, August 19. GAVIN MENU

East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue, police and the U.S. Coast Guard search the ocean off Napeague for a missing swimmer Byron Dong Ha Kim on Tuesday, August 19. GAVIN MENU

East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue, police and the U.S. Coast Guard search the ocean off Napeague for a missing swimmer Byron Dong Ha Kim on Tuesday, August 19. GAVIN MENU

authorMichael Wright on Aug 26, 2020
Governor Andrew Cuomo this week signed legislation that will allow East Hampton Town to designate the East Hampton Volunteer Ocean Rescue Squad an official emergency response organization, similar to volunteer... more

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