Inside: Car strands in water on Wellfleet bridge CWN Exclusive: Device detonated in Provincetown
Driver cited after crashing into P-Town cruiser
CWN Storm Team coverage of the summer nor'easter:
This visible satellite photo taken late Monday afternoon shows an eye like feature offshore east of the Cape.
The storm has had a significant impact on the Cape
CWN Storm Team crews were out all day and evening Monday, braving the elements while covering the series of stories that follow below.
In addition we learned three people had to be rescued from Sampson's Island off Osterville after their boat foundered stranding them.
EMTs were also called to the Cape Cod Sea Camps in Brewster for a possible case of hypothermia. Further details were not immediately available.
Two rescued after Jeep strands in water on Wellfleet bridge Two young people arrive safely back at shore after their car became trapped in rising seas on the Lieutenant Island Bridge in Wellfleet. WELLFLEET - Terrifying moments for a young man and woman in Wellfleet late Monday evening after they become trapped in a stalled vehicle awash on the Lieutenant Island Bridge. Listen to the 911 call here.
The call came in just before 11 p.m. The pair were apparently just leaving the island for the mainland when the Jeep Grand Cherokee stalled out in the deep water.
They reportedly told the 911 operator the water was up to the dashboard of the car. The two were advised to exit the vehicle and await rescue on top of the car.
A rescue boat from the Eastham Fire Department braved the rough weather and was able to reach the pair who were brought back safely to shore about 45 minutes after the ordeal began much to the relief of waiting relatives.
They were evaluated for hypothermia by Wellfleet EMT's.
The bridge to the exclusive island from the mainland routinely floods at high tide but with the added storm surge the tide was even higher than normal.
The vehicle was towed once the water receded
Photos by Tim Caldwell/CWN;
Aerial courtesy of Google Earth Editors note: this version corrects earlier information. CWN regrets the error.
Sailboat runs into trouble off Hyannisport This Hobie Cat capsized off Hyannisport in the stormy seas throwing two people into the water.
HYANNISPORT - A Hobie Cat catamaran sailboat ran into trouble off Hyannisport Monday afternoon.
The vessel reportedly capsized with two people on board around 2:15 p.m.
The Barnstable Police boat "Guardian" responded along with Hyannis rescuers.
The boaters attempted to reach safety at the breakwater.
The police boat reportedly fished 20-year-old Michael Fallon and 31-year-old Pablo Martinez out of the water and brought them to shore for evaluation for possible hypothermia.
Photos by Frank Paparo/CWN
Windsurfer in distress prompts response from FD, USCG A windsurfer was rescued after being blown off his board in Cape Cod Bay. BARNSTABLE - Reports of a windsurfer in distress prompted a large response from authorities.
Sea conditions were too rough for some boats to venture too far out and a Coast Guard helicopter and vessel from the Canal station had been requested to help out.
Reports say the windsurfer, 45-year-old Mark Wilson of Roxbury, CT, started out at Chapin Beach in Dennis and had been blown off his board by the strong winds.
The Barnstable Fire 27-foot Boston Whaler reached the victim in 10-14 foot seas about a mile and a half offshore beyond the Barnstable Harbor Bell Buoy. He was brought into the harbor to meet an ambulance to be checked for hypothermia.
Yarmouth Fire also responded with their boat to assist. Photo and video by Frank Paparo /CWN Editors note: This version clarifies earlier information. CWN regrets the error Truck driver miraculously escapes injury as large limb comes crashing down The driver of this pickup was lucky to escape injury after a large limb came crashing down on it.
COTUIT - The unusual June nor'easter nearly turned tragic in Cotuit. The driver of a Ford Pickup escaped serious injury or worse when a large tree limb came crashing down on the hood of the vehicle smashing out the windshield.
The incident happened on Putnam Avenue near Old Post Road in Cotuit around 9 a.m.
Rescuers on the scene remarked had driver Alvin Murphy (right) of Cotuit had a passenger in the truck they might not have been as lucky.
Photos and video by Frank Paparo/CWN
Provincetown hikers cold and wet but safe after ordeal in dunes PROVINCETOWN - Two women are cold and wet but safe after an ordeal in the Provincelands dunes of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
The women apparently became disoriented early Monday afternoon in a boggy area and were buffeted by the strong winds and driving rain.
They were able to call 911 on a cell phone allowing dispatchers to direct responders to the immediate area.
The two women hid their faces from our camera as Det. Monica Himes and a National Park Ranger walked them out to safety. Rescuers evaluated them at the scene for possible hypothermia. Photo by Tim Caldwell/CWN
CWN Exclusive: Device detonated in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN - If you heard a loud bang in Provincetown around 6:30 p.m. you were not alone.
What was described as a phosporus type marine flare was discovered on a beach in the Cape Cod National Seashore.
National Park Rangers called for the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad to dispose of it.
Officials brought the device to the Provincetown Transfer Station and detonated it.
Click the youtube icon above for exclusive video of the detonation.
Photo and video by Tim Caldwell/CWN
Officer escapes injury when cruiser is struck A Provincetown police officer escaped injury after his cruiser was struck by a car that allegedly ran a stop sign. PROVINCETOWN - A Provincetown Police Officer escaped injury this morning when the cruiser he was driving was struck.
Officer Geoffrey Pavao, a 2 year veteran of the department, was headed south on Shankpainter Road when a Toyota Prius driven by 55-year-old Michael McGuill of Jamaica Plain, allegedly failed to stop at the stop sign on Brown Street and struck the side of the cruiser.
Pavao was traveling at slow speed with his emergency lights activated at the time of the incident.
Both Pavao and McGuill were evaluated at the scene by Provincetown EMS and released.
McGuill was cited at the scene for failure to stop at the stop sign. The crash is being investigated by Officer Thomas Koumanelis.
Photos furnished by Provincetown Police
Three injured in Eastham crash EASTHAM - Three people were injured and traffic snarled after a crash on Route 6 in Eastham.
The crash happened about 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Kingsbury Beach Road.
The injuries do not appear life threatening.
An Orleans ambulance assisted in transporting victims.
Eastham Police are investigating.
Photo courtesy of BWS
Driver cited after Harwich crash Police believe the driver of the Subaru failed to yield leading to the collision with a landscaping truck. HARWICH - A 9 a.m. crash Monday at Great Western Road and Depot Street sends one person to Cape Cod Hospital with non life threatening injuries.
The driver of a Subaru Legacy wagon attempting a left turn onto Depot St. failed to yield to the Smith Landscaping truck apparently causing the collision.
The male driver of the truck was transported by Harwich Fire and Rescue.
Charges are pending against the operator of the Subaru.
Photos by Jake O'Callaghan
Dr. Joy Browne
Coast to Coast with George Noory
WELLFLEET - Terrifying moments for a young man and woman in Wellfleet late Monday evening after they become trapped in a stalled vehicle awash on the Lieutenant Island Bridge. 
They were evaluated for hypothermia by Wellfleet EMT's. 
HYANNISPORT 
BARNSTABLE - Reports of a windsurfer in distress prompted a large response from authorities. 
PROVINCETOWN - Two women are cold and wet but safe after an ordeal in the Provincelands dunes of the Cape Cod National Seashore. 
PROVINCETOWN
EASTHAM 
HARWICH - A 9 a.m. crash Monday at Great Western Road and Depot Street sends one person to Cape Cod Hospital with non life threatening injuries. 
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