At 5:37am Center Moriches Firefighters were requested to the scene of a boating accident in the Forge River at the end of Crystal Beach Blvd in Moriches.

Firefighters arrived on scene and found a boat had crashed into the bulkhead of a home on Crystal Beach Boulevard.

There were 3 fisherman on the boat at the time of the accident. One occupant was thrown from the boat into the water after the crash, 2 others were removed from the boat by Firefighters.

Center Moriches EMT’s evaluated the 3 occupants and transported 2 of them to a local hospital for further evaluation, the 3rd occupant refused medical treatment and transport to the hospital.

Center Moriches units were on scene for 90 minutes before being released. The accident is under investigation by SCPD Marine Bureau and the USCG.