The woman got into trouble while swimming in the Long Island Sound in Shoreham just before 7 a.m.
A friend called 911 when she lost sight of the woman in the water.
Rescue crews dropped flotation devices from a helicopter to help before she was rescued.
Suffolk County Police and the Wading River Fire Department got her out of the water.
She was taken to a hospital to be checked out.
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