Overview
- The pair entered the water near Hermon A. MacNeil Park in College Point late Sunday morning as volunteers prepared for a Halloween parade.
- Retired officer Paul Pinsdorf jumped in and pulled them toward shore as the woman resisted, with EMS and NYPD helping complete the rescue.
- Police took the 30-year-old into custody for evaluation and transported her to North Shore University Hospital, while the baby went to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens in stable condition.
- Authorities are examining a possible attempted drowning based on on-scene accounts, and the woman's relationship to the infant remains unconfirmed.
- Cops said charges are pending, and police sources described the woman as suffering from depression.