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Kennedy Airport trespasser: 'I needed help'

Originally published: August 13, 2012 10:55 PM
Updated: August 13, 2012 10:56 PM
By BILL MASON  bill.mason@newsday.com

A file photo of JFK airport. (Jan. 26,

Photo credit: Craig Ruttle | A file photo of JFK airport. (Jan. 26, 2012)

While authorities have charged Daniel Casillo with criminal trespass for breaching security at Kennedy Airport, he said he was just trying to get out of the water to safety, documents show.

"When his Jet Ski began to take on water, he realized he needed to swim to the shore for his own safety," said a criminal complaint against Casillo filed by the Port Authority police Saturday. "Suspect...

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