Suffolk County Police Officer Bill Parmenter was just about done fishing with friends about 80 miles off Hampton Bays when he heard a mayday call on the radio. A fisherman in a 29-foot Yellowfin, only ...

Police say an off-duty Suffolk County police officer, Willliam Parmenter, was fishing in the Atlantic Ocean when he heard a mayday call over ther radio. He then jumped into action to help 66-year-old ...

Off-duty Suffolk police officer William Parmenter, left, helps bring East Patchogue resident Norman Orsinger to safety Wednesday after rescuing the injured 66-year-old man from a fishing boat about 80 ...

SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. (PIX11) – An off-duty Suffolk County police officer rescued a fisherman who was suffering rapid blood loss after an accident in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday, authorities said.