Children Fall Through Ice On Pond In Queens Park

From CBS New York:

NEW YORK CITY – Two children were rescued after falling through the ice of a pond in Queens on Christmas Day.

Sources tell CBS2 the children were playing on a frozen pond in Forest Park on Christmas day and fell through around 3 p.m.

First responders carried the two young boys out of the pond wrapped in white blankets and brought them to an ambulance.

A third child was also seen being escorted away by emergency crews, but it does not appear he fell in the water. That child reportedly helped pull the two out of the water.

City officials have been continuing to warn people to stay off the ice in local parks – especially in Central Park, where several people have received summonses for walking on it.

“With the sudden and extreme drop in temperatures, our water bodies have begun to freeze, and this is when they can be most dangerous,” Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver said in a statement.

"No matter how fun the ice may look, anyone walking on the ice is taking a big risk with their life."

Last year, an 11-year-old boy died after going onto the same Queens pond to save his drowning friend. The child managed to push his friend out but could not save himself.

The two children are expected to recover.

Read more at CBS New York