An ex-NYPD cop died in an apparent drowning while surfing in the icy waters off Long Island’s Gilgo Beach over the weekend, cops said. Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook — who officials say retired from the NYPD more than a decade ago — became unresponsive as he surfed just off the Babylon beach around 2:20 p.

Jack Shapiro, 54, of Holbrook, was transported via ambulance to Good Samaritan University Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death will be determined by the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office. Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852- 6392.

A surfer was pulled unresponsive from the water at Gilgo Beach and later pronounced dead at a hospital, Suffolk County police announced on Sunday, Jan. 19. Marine Bureau officers responded to the Babylon beach at approximately 2:20 p.