Queens baby pulled from ice by teenager who stayed till FDNY arrived
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, Queens (WABC) — A toddler was rescued by a very good Samaritan after falling via ice in Springfield Gardens, Queens, on Friday afternoon.
Two youngsters had been on the ice simply earlier than 3 p.m. and began to get scared.
One baby ran off the ice, and the opposite fell via.
A 14-year-old boy was close by and witnessed the kid undergo the ice and sprang into motion utilizing an ice rescue ladder station.
The ice ladder stations are across the New York Metropolis Division of Parks and Recreation parks all through the world.
“I ran to the protection ladder simply in case somebody is strolling on the ice they usually fall via, grabbed the ladder and rushed onto the ice and slid the ladder to him, conserving the child up. I stroll previous this river on a regular basis and I at all times see these security ladders,” {the teenager} mentioned.
{The teenager} was in a position to hold the kid above water till the fireplace division was in a position to get there and end the rescue.
The fast considering of {the teenager} saved the kid’s life.
The kid was taken to the hospital to be evaluated.
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