Supervisor John Venditto recognizes Town safety officers for acts of heroism
 | | Shown in the photo, front row, are Councilwoman Beth Faughnan, Councilwoman Rose Marie Walker, Public Safety Officer Thomas McCaffrey, Bay Constable Brian Monette, Public Safety Officer Louis Yovino and Supervisor John Venditto, and in the back row are Receiver of Taxes James J. Stefanich, Councilman Chris J. Coschignano, Councilman Joe Muscarella, Councilman Angelo A. Delligatti, Councilman Anthony D. Macagnone and Town Clerk Steve Labriola. |
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Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, shown, front right, and members of the Town Board recognized four officers from the Town's Public Safety Department at a recent Town Board meeting. The officers were recognized for various acts of heroism.
Public Safety Officer Louis Yovino was on routine foot patrol at Tobay Beach when he responded to a call for help from a crowd of people at a nearby bulkhead. He was informed by witness that a woman had just fallen into the water and had not surfaced. Officer Yovino quickly instructed nearby Town workers to call for assistance and then, without hesitation, dove into the water. After several attempts, he was able to locate the unconscious woman underneath the swimming platform. He was then bale to pass the unconscious woman to good samaritans on the nearby bulkhead. The woman was then transported to the hospital by police ambulance, where she was admitted for head trauma. Officer Yovino's alert and heroic actions certainly saved the victim's life, a fact that was later verified by hospital doctors, said Venditto. McCaffrey and Bay Constables John Schmidt and Brian Monette were also recognized for their involvement in a water rescue on the Great South Bay in Massapequa. After hearing of an overturned sailboat in the Great South Bay, Public Safety Officer McCaffrey joined Bay Constables Schmidt and Monette in a Bay Constable Boat and headed out to assist. They quickly located and rescued one victim, who had been thrown overboard and was suffering from hypothermia. The victim then informed the men that a second victim was still clinging to the overturned sailboat, which had drifted in the wind and surf nearly three-quaters of a mile away. The second victim was rescued and accurate information was immediately transmitted to the Nassau County Police Aviation and Marine Bureau and the Coast Guard.
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