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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