STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (WHDH) — New York police officers came to the rescue of an elderly man who fell in a marsh Thursday afternoon.
The 83-year-old man had missed the bus and decided to cut through the marsh, a shortcut he used to take as a child.
He soon became stuck and had to call 911 for help.
Members of the police department searched by helicopter for more than an hour before spotting him.
“I caught a little hand movement from him, out of the corner of my eye,” Det. Sean Daly said. “He was laying down, face up; holding onto his briefcase.”
Daly used a special suit to attach the man to him before an officer hoisted them onto the helicopter.
Police say he was wet, cold and tired but in overall good condition.
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