News 12 Staff

•

Jun 16, 2023, 7:45 AM

•

Updated

More Stories

02:26

Independence on Wheels: One man’s daily battle for an accessible commute

01:55

Brooklyn furniture company ordered to pay $350K in settlement over customer complaints

01:20

Man fatally stabbed in Crown Heights, suspect on the run

00:15

Child critically injured after crash sends car into pole in Union

02:35

How to safely enjoy today's summer-like temperatures on Long Island

00:19

Driver escapes injury after train strikes car and leaves vehicle pinned in Helmetta

A funeral was held Friday for the FDNY firefighter who drowned while saving his daughter from a rip current in New Jersey.

Mark Batista, 39, was a 15-year veteran with the FDNY who worked at Engine Co. 226 in Downtown Brooklyn.

Crowds of mourners came out Thursday to show their respects at a wake for Batista.

Funeral services for Batista took place at the Vander Plaat funeral home in New Jersey.