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Surfer dies following rescue attempt in frigid Long Island water

Jan. 21, 2025 10:49 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 shortly after 2 p.m., police said. He was pulled to shore by a...

A missing surfer in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack, police say

Jan. 03, 2025 05:07 AM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A surfer missing in Australia is believed to have died in a shark attack, authorities said Friday, as they searched the waters where the man disappeared. The 28-year-old was in the sea at a popular surf beach in South Australia where another man was...