A surfer pulled unresponsive from the ocean waters off Gilgo Beach on Sunday afternoon ... a good Samaritan brought Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook, back to the shore at about 2:20 p.m. Shapiro ...

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 ...

Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook was identified as the victim after being pulled to shore by a bystander off the coast of Gilgo Beach, just after 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, the Associated Press ...

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 ...

LONG ISLAND - A former NYPD officer died after being found unresponsive off the coast of Gilgo Beach on Sunday, according to the Associated Press. What we know Jack Shapiro, 54, was pulled ashore by a ...

Jack Shapiro, 54, was found unresponsive off the coast of Gilgo Beach shortly after 2 p.m., police said. He was pulled to shore by a bystander, given CPR, and taken to a nearby hospital ...

Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook, apparently drowned in the waters off Gilgo Beach Sunday afternoon, cops said.