New Jersey police difficulty warning to ‘stay off the ice’ after daring rescue of youngster from frozen pond | EUROtoday

New Jersey police are warning residents to “stay off the ice” after they rescued a teenage boy who fell right into a frozen pond.

The Woolwich Township Police Department officers crawled onto a frozen pond to avoid wasting the boy after he fell via the ice Sunday afternoon. The teenager was taken to a hospital and is predicted to be okay, police officers informed native outlet WPVI.

A involved citizen known as 911 after listening to the boy’s cries for assist, the police division stated. When officers arrived on the scene, they initially tried to throw a rope to the boy, however he couldn’t grasp it as a result of his fingers have been too chilly.

“He was screaming for help. He had been out there for several minutes already,” Sergeant Joseph Rieger informed WPVI.

Rieger crawled onto the pond to avoid wasting the boy, however the ice gave manner, in accordance with the police division.

“Once he started screaming that he couldn’t feel anything, I think my fatherly instincts kicked in and I just went out and got him,” Rieger informed WPVI.

“I tried to reach for him to pull him up onto the ice, and when I did that, we both went under. At that point, I could stand. I was probably about up to my shoulders, so I just started throwing him up onto the ice and breaking my way back,” he added.

Two different officers, Corporal Steve Spithaler and Patrolman Michael Scambia, have been fast to leap in to help additional, in accordance with the police division.

“Thanks to their quick decision making and teamwork, everyone involved was safely rescued and no injuries were reported,” the company stated.

Spithaler recalled listening to the teenager screaming for assist, telling WPVI: “The kid was so cold that he couldn’t function, and he was screaming to us, ‘I can’t hold it, I can’t hold it.'”

The company is now warning residents to steer clear of ice in mild of the incident.

“As a reminder, lakes, ponds, and retention basins are not to be trespassed on unless explicitly permitted by posted signage. Ice conditions are unpredictable and extremely dangerous. Please stay off the ice,” the company stated.