Boy, 8, Rescued From Pond By Officers In East Patchogue After Falling Through Ice On Christmas Day: Police

EAST PATCHOGUE, NY — Two officers and a sergeant rescued a child who fell through the ice on an East Patchogue pond on Christmas Day, police said.

An eight-year-old boy was playing on the ice on a pond in the Heatherwood Lakeside Village apartment complex, when he fell through the ice into chest-deep water and was unable to free himself, police said, adding that a nearby resident noticed the boy in the water and called 911.

Officers James Rizzo, and Andrew Tirelli entered the pond and tried to throw a life ring to the child, while Highway Sergeant Michael Santillo crossed the ice to reach the child and pull him from the water, police said.

The boy was treated at NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk in East Patchogue, according to police.

Further details were not immediately available.