On May 9, ECOs Simmons, Vandenbos, and Zullo received a complaint from the New York Marine Rescue Center (NYMRC) reporting a seal entangled in a gill net on Little Gull Island. The Officers responded by boat and spotted the animal on the island through binoculars. ECOs Zullo and Vandenbos jumped out of the boat, captured the injured seal, and transported it back to the vessel. The Officers delivered the seal to the NYMRC in Riverhead for treatment of its wounds and eventual release back into the wild.
