Video Emerges Of 7 Kids Who Plunged Through Central Park Ice

CENTRAL PARK, NY — Video emerged Tuesday of seven kids who plunged into a chilling Central Park pond after the layer of ice covering the pond cracked beneath their feet, authorities told Patch. (For the latest updates on this story, and other Central Park news, click here to sign up for Patch's daily newsletter and free, real-time news alerts. Or find your NYC neighborhood here.)

The kids were rescued shortly after falling into the frigid waters Monday. Six were treated for hypothermia, on a day when temperatures were about 10 degrees above the daily average. EMS units aided the kids on scene.

Video of the children flailing around in the pond water was obtained by WNBC New York and released Tuesday.

FDNY divers searched the area for more than an hour after the kids were rescued, searching for anyone else who may have been in the water. The kids fell through a pond on the park's south side, near 59th Street and Sixth Avenue.

"Conditions were very murky, they didn't have a lot of visibility down there," FDNY Deputy Chief John Schof said in an FDNY Facebook post. "They were working off of a 50 ft rope so they did cover a lot of area."

The FDNY said to "never" walk on frozen water.

"New Yorkers – There is no such thing as safe ice," a second FDNY Facebook post said. "Kids and adults should never walk on frozen water, regardless of the temperature outside. Ponds and lakes in our city parks may seem frozen, but they are never solid enough for anyone to safely walk on. By venturing out onto frozen water, you risk not only your life, but the lives of first responders."

Lead photo via Adrian Tan, Singapore traveller, used with permission.