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 ...

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

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

Jack Shapiro Sr., a retired NYPD sergeant from Holbrook, had set out Sunday to do what he loved: surfing. His son Jack ...

Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook — who officials say retired from the NYPD more than a decade ago — became unresponsive as he ...

Jack Shapiro, 54, a former NYPD sergeant and avid surfer, died from apparent drowning at Long Island's Gilgo Beach. He was found unresponsive and pronounced dead after arrival at a hospital. The cause ...

LONG ISLAND - A former NYPD officer died after being found unresponsive off the coast of Gilgo Beach on Sunday, according to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police sergeant died from an apparent drowning while surfing in Long Island’s frigid ...

A good Samaritan had brought Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook, back to shore, but he later was pronounced dead, police said.

Surfing might not be the first thing that comes to mind on a cold January night, but for one nonprofit looking to expand its reach into New Jersey, it was surfing for the mind. Saturday night at ...