Earlier this morning, a News 12 crew witnessed a very unexpected scene unfold on Long Island, as a police officer and a firefighter rescued a man from a submerged car. The drama happened at Mascot Dock, Patchogue at about 5 a.m., as reporter Caroline Flynn was reporting on an unrelated story. While the camera was rolling, it captured a vehicle driving off the dock. News 12 photographer Sue Caron talks to Caroline Flynn following the rescue.
Hurricane Lee, still a Category 3 storm with winds of 115 mph, is expected to increase in size but be significantly weaker in the coming days, as it turns north to reach the U.S. East Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Rescue teams in eastern Libya have retrieved hundreds of bodies from the city of Derna that's been inundated by devastating floods that killed hundreds.