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

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 ...

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

Tributes are pouring in for Jack Shapiro, a retired NYPD sergeant, devoted father, and avid surfer, who died tragically while ...

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 surfing in cold waters off Gilgo Beach on Sunday when a passerby spotted him unresponsive in the water.

A retired NYPD officer lost his life to an apparent drowning while he was surfing off the coast of Gilgo Beach.

A surfer was pulled unresponsive from the water at Gilgo Beach and later pronounced dead at a hospital, Suffolk County police ...

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

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 ...