Retired NYPD Officer Saves Despondent Woman Who Walked Into the East River Carrying a Baby

NEW YORK (WCBS) — A retired NYPD officer is being called a hero after he pulled a mother and her 5-month-old baby from the East River.

The rescue happened on Sunday at a park in Queens, and it showed instinct and training coming together at the right moment.

What was supposed to be a fun day at the Hermon A. MacNeil Park waterfront turned terrifying when retired NYPD Officer Paul Pinsdorf heard the screams, and then saw a woman walking into the river with a baby…

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