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First responders rescue man who jumped off Coney Island Pier

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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