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Surfer Dies After Water Rescue At Gilgo Beach: Suffolk Police Surfer Dies After Water Rescue At Gilgo Beach: Suffolk Police
Surfer Dies After Water Rescue At Gilgo Beach: Suffolk Police  A surfer was pulled unresponsive from the water at Gilgo Beach and later pronounced dead at a hospital, Suffolk County police announced on Sunday, Jan. 19. Marine Bureau officers responded to the Babylon beach at approximately 2:20 p.m. after a good Samaritan spotted and pulled an unresponsive man from the water, police said. The man, identified as Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook, was brought to shore, where CPR was initiated. He was then transported by ambulance to Good Samaritan University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Details about Jack's life, including …

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by Jillian Pikora
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'True Hero' Honored For Saving Jet Skier Who Fell Through Frozen Canal In Mastic Beach 'True Hero' Honored For Saving Jet Skier Who Fell Through Frozen Canal In Mastic Beach
'True Hero' Honored For Saving Jet Skier Who Fell Through Frozen Canal In Mastic Beach Local leaders formally honored a New York woman being hailed as a hero for rescuing a jet skier from a frozen canal. The dramatic rescue unfolded on Long Island's Poospatuck Creek in Mastic Beach, after a man found himself stuck and sinking in the icy water on Thursday, Dec. 26. Kayla Masotto spotted the struggling jet skier from her living room window and quickly sprang into action, walking onto the thin ice with her paddleboard to reach him, as Daily Voice reported. The canal had partially frozen over after overnight temperatures dipped into the low 20s. By the time she got to him, his …

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by Michael Mashburn
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ID Released For Beachgoer Who Died In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley ID Released For Beachgoer Who Died In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley
ID Released For Beachgoer Who Died In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley The identity has been released of a beachgoer who died in an apparent drowning on Long Island. The incident happened just before 4 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at Outer Beach at Smith Point County Park in Shirley when good Samaritans pulled the unresponsive man from the water.  The man was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead. He has now been ID'd as Michael Petruzzo, age 64, who police say was undomiciled.  Original report - Man Dies In Apparent Drowning At Smith Point County Park In Shirley Detectives are asking an…

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by Joe Lombardi