New Jersey Police Officer Hailed a Hero After Pulling 11-Year-Old Boy from Icy Lake
Mar. 15, 2025A police officer in New Jersey has been hailed as a hero for rescuing an 11-year-old boy from an icy lake.
According to aFacebook postfrom the West Long Branch Police, police received a call reporting a child falling through the ice at Franklin Lake at 2:41 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3.
West Long Branch Emergency Medical Servicessaid the young man, whose name was not released, had opted to cross Franklin Lane on foot to get home quicker.
Photos rescue of a 11-year-old from a lakes.West Long Branch Police/Facebook
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West Long Branch Police/Facebook
“As the ice began to crack beneath his feet, he fell through. The lake, only 6 feet deep, allowed him to stand, but the icy water quickly sapped his strength,” the agency said, noting that the weather was partly cloudy and 49 degrees.
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Patrolman Dave Brosonski, the first officer on the scene, arrived to find the child stranded in the middle of the lake, said West Long Branch Police.
Police shared during a press conference on Tuesday that the boy made it about 75 yards in from the south side of the icy lake before falling, theAsbury Park Pressreported.
“The only thing going through my mind was, ‘I’m going to get to this kid, give him the help he needed and bring him back in,’ " Brosonski, who is an an instructor at the Monmouth County Police Academy for water rescue, shared during the press conference.
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“I feel it was my job. I would have gone in no matter what for anyone, whether I was working or not working,” said Brosonski, per theAsbury Park Press.
“No, we’re here to help you and we’re probably just gonna have you go to the hospital,” an officer is heard telling him.
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TheAsbury Park PressandFox Weatherreported that the boy was uninjured but taken to a local hospital as a precaution.
source: people.com
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