Retired Nypd Cop Who Drowned While Saving Boy in Puerto Rico Honored by U.s. Coast Guard
A retired NYPD detective who drowned last year while saving a boy from the rough surf and rip current in Puerto Rico was posthumously awarded with the U.S. Coast Guard’s highest honor on Monday. If you don't like my channel, please skip my channel. Thanks very much! Some video random from our channel may you like: ►Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen called local news producer during the massacre : ****** ►'Escape from Asylum' delves into background of creepy 'Asylum' series, but doesn’t add much: review : ****** ►‘American Idol’ star John Stevens fractures skull, loses hearing in one ear after being hit by van : ****** ►Mayor de Blasio: NYPD working to avoid more tragedies like Eric Garner’s death : ****** ►Roughly 3,000 women and girls are sold on ISIS sex slave market using Telegram, WhatsApp : ****** ►Baton Rouge Police Department body cameras subject of previous complaints by cops : ****** ►EXCLUSIVE: City launching summer STEM classes for underserved students; they'll tackle coding, video game design and more : ****** ►Bernie Sanders supporters ask Manhattan judge to invalidate Gov. Cuomo as chair of NY state convention delegation : ****** ►Bronx man suspected of stabbing his grandfather to death before he carjacked a woman and fled to New Jersey : ****** ►Al Sharpton: Improving police-community relationships start with holding everyone — including cops — accountable for their actions : ******
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A retired NYPD detective who drowned last year while saving a boy from the rough surf and rip current in Puerto Rico was posthumously awarded with the U.S. Coast Guard’s highest honor on Monday.
Jose (Joe) Rosario, 45, was given the rarely issued Gold Lifesavers Medal for rescuing 12-year-old Justin Acevedo after he had become stuck in a strong rip current and dangerous waves while swimming in the Atlantic Ocean on March 28, 2015.
That day Rosario, his then 11-year-old son Noah, T.J. Bayer, 10, and Justin were enjoying the water when the retired detective noticed the waves and swells had grown unsafe.
Rosario “realized the surf conditions were perilous and instructed all three boys to immediately get out of the water,” U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Steven Poulin said at NYPD headquarters on Monday.
Noah and T.J. managed to safely reach the shore but Justin and Rosario became trapped in a rip current.
“Realizing the gravity of the situation and with only seconds to act, Mr. Rosario instinctively lifted Justin onto a nearby reef — an unselfish act, which saved Justin’s life,” Poulin said.
Rosario was nearly four years into retirement at the time, but NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton — who presided over Rosario’s promotion to the rank of detective in 1995 — said it was in his nature to protect and serve.
“When the need arose he didn't hesitate to fall back on his sense of duty... always being willing to put ourselves in harm's way to save a life,” Bratton said.
That was Rosario’s final act of service.
“Tragically, however, Mr. Rosario was unable to reach the reef himself and was taken away by the rip current,” Poulin said.
“His unselfish actions and valiant service, despite imminent personal danger, reflect great credit upon himself and are in keeping with the highest traditions of humanitarian service.”
Though stricken with grief and sadness, friends and family were hardly shocked by Rosario’s last act.
“It’s not surprising. It’s devastating and a great tragedy but not surprising for anyone that really knew him,” his wife Ines Rosario said.
“Joe, he met so much to our community where we live — upstate New York, Orange County. I mean, they actually called him the mayor because he volunteered and everything for ball, basketball, baseball and children meant so much to him so it wasn't a surprising that Joe would do that.”
“Our motto in the New York Police Department is 'Fidelis ad Mortum': Faithful unto death," Bratton said. "Detective Rosario truly embodied those words."
“While Detective Rosario never served in the Coast Guard, I can tell you that he fully lived up to your service’s motto, 'Semper Paratus': Always ready. Always ready to serve and always ready to help save a life.”
Rosario’s son Noah, now 13, who was on the beach when his father was swept away, was presented with the medal at Monday’s ceremony.
The father of three joined the NYPD in 1990 and retired in 2011.
As an honoree of the Gold Lifesaving Medal, Rosario is among an elite and rare company.
In its 142-year history, the award has only been given to about 700 people. As a point of reference, the Medal of Honor has been awarded 3,514 times, according to the Medal of Honor Historical Society.
