ILLINOIS—An 11-year-old boy was rescued after falling through ice in Naperville, Illinois, on Jan. 13.
A swift rescue was caught on camera. It happened after a 911 caller reported a child had fallen through the ice on a retention pond at an apartment complex. First responders were on scene within minutes.
The 11-year-old boy told them his feet were stuck in mud at the bottom of the pond.
Crews tossed him a rescue disc attached to a lifeline. Then a dive team member plunged into the ice-covered pond and swam out to the boy—pulling him to safety within four minutes of arriving on the scene.
The child was hospitalized in stable condition.
