Police in Suffolk County said a 63-year-old from Copiague went for a swim at Cedar Beach in Babylon around 5 a.m. Went he went out into the open water, police.
Dan Ho, 63, went swimming about 5 a.m. Monday but found himself in danger when the currents took him too far out into the Atlantic, authorities said. He treaded water for about five hours before a passing vessel rescued him, according to police.
A man from Long Island is recovering from hypothermia after treading water for about five hours in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday. Police in Suffolk County said a 63-year-old from Copiague