On September 4, the New York Marine Rescue Center on Long Island contacted Lieutenant Reilly reporting a loggerhead turtle in the State Boat Channel near the Golgotha Beach Marina was hit by a vessel and could not swim on its own. Lt. Reilly, already on the water conducting routine patrols with ECOs Kochanowski and McCarthy, responded to the area while Babylon Bay Constables guarded the turtle with their boat. Utilizing a net, Officers pulled the 175-pound turtle into the boat. Once on board, the Officers noticed the turtle suffered from multiple fractures. ECOs met employees from the New York Marine Center at Cedar Beach Marina and with assistance from the Bay Constables, transferred the reptile to a tote and carried it to a vehicle for transportation to the rescue center to receive treatment for serious injuries.
