EMERGENCY responders rescued a boy after he fell through iced pond in Illinois on Sunday (Jan 13).
Crews arrived within minutes after a 911 call was made around 4:55pm local time (2255 GMT) in Naperville, 53km west of its city, Chicago. The 11-year-old boy told first responders that his feet were stuck in the pond’s muddy bed.
A member of the fire department filmed the rescue attempt, showing the ice breaking immediately after a rescuer attempts to move towards the boy. A rescue disc was thrown to the victim before he was pulled to safety.
The boy was taken to a hospital and is in a stable condition.
Watch video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6iwuvlEMQo
