Long Island boy rescued from frozen pond on Christmas Day
A Long Island boy was rescued by police after falling into a barely frozen pond on Christmas Day.
The 8-year-old was playing on an ice-covered part of a pond in East Patchogue when the surface gave way, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
On Thursday, officers said a resident called 911 when they saw the unidentified boy trapped up to his chest and unable to free himself from the freezing water outside the Heatherwood Lakeside Village apartment complex.
“Fifth Precinct Officers James Rizzo and Andrew Tirelli entered the pond and attempted to throw a life preserver to the child while Highway Sergeant Michael Santillo reached through the ice to reach the child and remove him from the water,” according to Suffolk County cops.
Authorities said the child was taken to NYU Langone-Suffolk Hospital in Patchogue for evaluation around 1 p.m. Officers had no further information to offer Thursday evening.
Temperatures in East Patchhogue were around 46 degrees Thursday and minimum temperatures are expected to drop below freezing.
