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\f0\fs24 \cf2 (Image Source: {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/10/30/sandy-claims-life-of-off-duty-s-i-police-officer-who-rescued-his-family/"}}{\fldrslt
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\b \cf2 BY SCOTT MALONE AND RICHARD JONES \b0 \
\b ANCHOR CHRISTINA HARTMAN \b0 \
The images and damage created by Sandy won\'92t soon be forgotten, and neither will the efforts
of one Staten Island man. {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://newyork.cbslocal.com/"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 WCBS}} and {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.abc19.tv/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul
\ulc3 WKPT}} have his story.\uc0\u8232 \u8232 \b \'93A New York City police officer who
drowned while saving his family. 28-year-old Artur Kasprzak managed to get 6 adults and
a baby to the attic of his Staten Island home before flood waters rushed in.\'94
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 \b \'93He then went to check the basement.
That\'92s where his body was later discovered by fellow NYPD officers. The cause of death
has not yet been determined, but there were some live power lines nearby.\'94
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 The {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/10/hurricane_sandys_death_toll_on.html"}}{\fldrslt
\cf3 \ul \ulc3 Staten Island Advance}} reports \b \'93police believe he may have been electrocuted
when live wires made contact with flood waters.\'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 According to the {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225608/Superstorm-Sandy-2012-Hero-New-York-cop-Artur-Kasprzak-drowns-saving-SEVEN-family-members.html"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 Daily Mail}},
\b \'93The family called 911 and a dive team was mobilized to search for him.\'94
\b0 However, those \b same \'93electrified power lines in the
water prevented rescuers from reaching the house until the next morning.\'94
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 NYPD officers have since rescued Kasprzak\'92s family. Kasprzak was
a six-year veteran on the force. New York Police say Hurricane Sandy has killed five
people on Staten Island so far. \'a0\ }