Rescue boat tested at Rocky Neck
September 09, 2021 12:00 am
• Last Updated: September 09, 2021 10:39 pm
Nate Padgett, right, a beach director with Connecticut State Parks and Forests holds his nose Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, as he falls backward into the water to act as a swimmer in trouble to be "rescued" by water safety coordinator Sarah Battistini, left, and beach director Con Marrinan while testing the inflatable boat at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
East Lyme — Nate Padgett, a beach director with Connecticut State Parks and Forests, water safety coordinator Sarah Battistini and beach director Con Marrinan were testing an inflatable boat Thursday at Rocky Neck State Park.
As part of that, they were conducting mock rescues on the water.
The boat is used at Silver Sands Park in Milford as a tool for lifeguards to rescue people from sandbars when the tide rises and people panic.
Nate Padgett, right, a beach director with Connecticut State Parks and Forests, jumps in the water to act as a swimmer in trouble and be "rescued" by water safety coordinator Sarah Battistini, center, and beach director Con Marrinan while testing the inflatable boat Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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