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Inflatable raft no match for N.Y. Harbor
Firefighters rescued two teens who tried to sail New York Harbor on a 5-foot inflatable raft that was likened to riding a tricycle on the Belt Parkway.The pair -- Edgar Reyn and Nikita Suponya, both 17 -- set off Monday afternoon aboard the raft, intending to paddle three miles from Staten Island to Hoffman Island.However, currents pulled the raft into the path of freighters, barges and other large ships.
Someone on shore called authorities and a fire department boat rescued the New York teens.One rescue worker told the New York Post trying to sail New York
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