Authorities say they responded to a call of a person bobbing in distress in the water near West 43rd Street at Pier 84 just after 9 a.m.
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Witnesses said the man's friends and a police officer initially tried to rescue him, but they were unsuccessful.
"The cops were not in the water," a witness said. "They were trying to get him out, but they realized they couldn't hold him. His hands were wet. We got him about a foot and a half up, and he would just drop."
A diver with Rescue 1 went into the water and was able to pull the man to safety using a rope, flotation device and ladder.
The victim suffered minor injuries and was transported to the hospital to be checked out.
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The FDNY said the man was very thankful to have been rescued.
It is unclear at this point how the person ended up in the water.
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