Party stranded on sandbar in Southampton
A barbecue on the water almost became a barbecue underwater for several dozen partygoers who became stranded on a sandbar near the Shinnecock Inlet.
Officials discovered the group of 37 people on the sandbar Saturday evening as they responded to reports of two swimmers in distress in the inlet.
Southampton Town police arrived in the area about 8:20 p.m. to find good Samaritans pulling...