A former sergeant for the New York Police Department has died in a suspected drowning on Long Island. Jack Shapiro was ...

A former New York City police sergeant died from an apparent drowning while surfing in Long Island’s frigid waters on Sunday.

Jack Shapiro, a 54-year-old outdoorsman and retired Brooklyn cop, was winter-surfing off Gilgo Beach with friends around 2:20 ...

Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook was identified as the victim after being pulled to shore by a bystander off the coast of Gilgo ...

Shapiro died after surfing in water temperatures ... 2023 in Babylon, New York. A surfer has died after a rescue attempt at Gilgo Beach, Long Island. A general view of Gilgo Beach on July 18 ...

Jack Shapiro, 54, was surfing in cold waters off Gilgo Beach on Sunday when a passerby spotted him unresponsive in the water.

A former New York City police sergeant died from an apparent drowning while surfing in Long Island's frigid waters on Sunday.