After saving an 11-year-old kid from an icy lake, a New Jersey police officer has been praised as a hero.
At 2:41 p.m. on Monday, February 3, police received a call of a child slipping through the ice at Franklin Lake, according to a Facebook post from the West Long Branch Police.
The young man, whose name was withheld, chose to walk across Franklin Lane in order to get home more quickly, according to West Long Branch Emergency Medical Services.
He fell through the ice as it started to fracture beneath his feet. He was able to stand in the lake, which was only six feet deep, but the cold water soon drained his strength,” the agency stated, mentioning that the temperature was 49 degrees and partially cloudy.
Franklin Lake was coated in roughly 4 inches of ice following the previous few weeks of frigid conditions, and the ice had thawed as a result of the milder temperatures, according to WABC-TV.
According to West Long Branch Police, the child was discovered adrift in the middle of the lake by Patrolman Dave Brosonski, the first officer on the scene.
According to the Asbury Park Press, police revealed at a press conference on Tuesday that the youngster entered the frigid lake from the south shore around 75 yards before he fell.
“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,'” During the press conference, Brosonski, a water rescue instructor at the Monmouth County Police Academy, shared.
“I think I did my job. According to the Asbury Park Press, Brosonski stated, “I would have gone in for anyone, whether I was working or not.”
A local citizen helped with the rescue by giving the cop a rope so he wouldn’t drown while attempting to seize the youngster.
WLS-TV’s bodycam footage demonstrates With the rope hooked around his body, Brosonski moves through the ice to gradually remove the water. The child sobs as he tells cops that he does not want to get into trouble and estimates that he was in the water for roughly five minutes.
He is heard being told by an officer, “No, we’re here to help you and we’re probably just gonna have you go to the hospital,”
