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

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

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

Jack Shapiro of Holbrook died “doing what he loved,” according to friends Spencer Platt/Getty A retired sergeant with the New York Police Department has died following a surfing accident in ...

A retired sergeant with the New York Police Department has died following a surfing accident in chilling waters. Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook was identified as the victim after being pulled to shore ...

Jack Shapiro was surfing at Gilgo Beach on Sunday, January 19th when, just after 2:00 pm local time, he was found unresponsive on the shore by health officials. He was 54 years old. Water ...

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

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 ...