PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. — Fighting frigid water temperatures and racing against the clock, officers grabbed anything they could to try to rescue three men who were aboard a small plane that crash-landed in Long Island Sound, less than a mile off the New York shoreline.

The search continued Sunday for one person who was still missing.

Authorities said the plane had left Fitchburg, Mass., and was headed to Republic Airport in Farmingdale, N.Y., when the pilot reported engine trouble.

The Piper PA-28 plunged into Port Jefferson Harbor about 60 miles east of New York City around 11 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. Officers responding to a 911 call commandeered kayaks from houses along the shore and began paddling into the harbor, using their flashlights to guide them toward the voices crying for help. Four people were aboard the plane.

Three New York City men made it to the shore.

A fourth, Gerson Salmon-Negron, 23, of Queens, remained missing on Sunday.

Associated Press