An ex-NYPD cop died in an apparent drowning while surfing in the icy waters off Long Island’s Gilgo Beach over the weekend, cops said. Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook — who officials say retired ...

A man surfing in frigid waters off the south coast ... Jack Shapiro, 54, was found unresponsive in the waters off Gilgo Beach by a good Samaritan around 2:15 p.m., News 12 Long Island reported.

A former New York City police sergeant died from an apparent drowning while surfing in Long Island's frigid waters on Sunday. Jack Shapiro, 54, was found unresponsive off the coast of Gilgo Beach ...

Stamm could not be reached for comment Tuesday. As he prepared to surf off Gilgo Beach on Monday, Matthew Tavoulareas said in a Newsday video that he had been surfing on Sunday as well.

Jack Shapiro, a 54-year-old outdoorsman and retired Brooklyn cop, was winter-surfing off Gilgo Beach with friends around 2:20 p.m. when he plunged into the surf and had to be pulled to shore ...

A former New York City police sergeant, Jack Shapiro, died from an apparent drowning while surfing in the frigid waters of Long Island on Sunday, The Associated Press reported. Shapiro, 54, was found ...

A man surfing in frigid waters off the south coast of Long Island on Sunday was pulled from the water by a passerby but later pronounced dead at a local hospital, authorities said. Jack Shapiro, 54, ...

Gilgo Beach is a Town of Babylon recreational property open to residents and nonresidents during the summer season. No surfing is currently allowed at nearby Gilgo State Park, which “is closed ...

A former New York City Police Department officer, Jack Shapiro, went surfing in the frigid waters off the coast of Gilgo Beach over the weekend when tragedy struck. The 54-year-old was found ...