Man Suffers Possible Hypothermia After Falling Off Long Island Dock Into Canal Waters

Police and a Good Samaritan rescued a Long Island man who fell off a dock into the water.

A Nassau County Police officer and a Good Samaritan rescued a man who fell of a dock into canal waters.
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02/02/2021 12:30 p.m.

The incident took place around 12:20 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 31, on Clubhouse Road in Merrick, said Nassau County Police.

According to police, officers responded to the rear of a Clubhouse Road residence for a 73-year-old man who fell into a canal after securing his boat dock.

Upon police arrival, Police Officer Frank Romano found the man in the water clinging to the dock.

Romano with the assistance of a Good Samaritan pulled the victim from the water.

Police Medic Jeffrey Goodwin responded in a Nassau County Police Ambulance and treated the victim for possible hypothermia.

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