Long Island cop saves drowning man, while hunting- NY Daily News
December 24, 2008 · Print This Article
* Cop saves drowning man
East Moriches Seventh Precinct Police Officer Joe Sarno was off duty and hunting with his dog when he found Fred Hall, up to his chest in mud, freezing, and unresponsive.
A Long Island cop and his dog saved the life of an elderly man trapped for hours in an icy marsh – then went on with their planned hunting trip, the officer said Sunday.
Off-duty Suffolk County cop Joe Sarno, 38, was getting ready for duck hunting with his chocolate Labrador, Otter, when they came upon 80-year-old Fred Hall around noon Saturday.
The frail man wandered in the snow into the mucky waters, got stuck and nearly succumbed to hypothermia.
“I was just, like, I got to get this guy out of there,” Sarno recalled. “He’s going to die out here.”
The cop managed to yank Hall out of the sticky mud, then pulled him through the icy wetland back to safety.
“It was an excellent day,” said the five-year police veteran. “I saved a man’s life and got to shoot some ducks.”
Hall, of Mastic, L.I., was still recovering Sunday at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition. Click Link Below For Full Story!
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