The Nassau County Police Department Public Information Office reports the details of a Water Emergency that occurred in Merrick on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 12:20 pm.
According to police, Seventh Precinct police responded to the rear of a Clubhouse Road residence for a 73 year-old male that fell into a canal after securing his boat dock.
Upon police arrival, Seventh Precinct Police Officer Frank Romano observed the male victim in the water clinging to the dock. Officer Romano with the assistance of a good Samaritan pulled the victim from the water.
Police Medic Jeffrey Goodwin responded in a Nassau County Police Ambulance and treated the victim for possible hypothermia.
