Reports of fallen skydiver off Long Beach false

Long Beach firefighters searched the waters of Atlantic Beach on Thursday after receiving reports of an object falling from the sky, Fire Commissioner Scott Kemins said, initially believed to be a skydiver.

The Coast Guard joined the search, along with the Lawrence-Cedarhurst and Inwood fire departments and Nassau County police and aviation units, and determined that the object was two Mylar balloons.

The search began at around 6:40 p.m. and lasted for about an hour, Kemins said. No injuries were reported.

“Luckily, there was no victim,” Kemins said. “It ended up being a good training exercise. Any call, whether founded or unfounded, should be a learning experience.”