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First responders rescue man who jumped off Coney Island Pier

NYPD divers rescue man who jumped from Coney Island Pier
NYPD divers rescue man who jumped from Coney Island Pier 00:24

NEW YORK -- First responders made a water rescue Friday in Brooklyn.

Police say a 35-year-old man jumped off the Coney Island Pier around 5:30 p.m.

Once in the water, he reportedly started to struggle.

NYPD divers responded in a helicopter and used a basket on the chopper to get him out of the water.

The man was taken to a local hospital and is expected to be OK.

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