Police and firefighters in Illinois rescued an 11-year-old boy after he fell through the ice of a retention pond.
According to the Naperville Police Department, someone called 911 on Sunday and reported spotting a child in the middle of a frozen pond near an apartment complex. The police department and the Naperville Fire Department responded to the call.
Video of the rescue, released by the fire department on Monday, shows the boy in the center of the iced-over pond. It’s unclear why he was there in the first place.
“We didn’t know how long he was in the water and ... I kept visual contact with him,” supervising firefighter Jay Switak told NCTV17.
The boy was able to touch the bottom of the pond, but his feet were stuck in the mud and he couldn’t move, the Chicago Tribune reported.
“Stay there,” a firefighter can be heard yelling as someone throws a rescue ring to the boy to help him stay afloat.
A rescuer then dives into the water as others pull the boy toward the shore, swims behind him, and eventually hoists the child onto the snowy shore.
Authorities said the boy was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, but he’s expected to be fine.
Dave Lucas, of Pottstown, Pa., holds his 6-year-old German Shepherd, Raina, as certified veterinary technician Kym Marryott begins to draw blood at the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school's animal bloodmobile in Harleysville, Pa. The university operates the bloodmobile around the city to raise awareness and make it easier to garner canine blood donations.
Raina, a 6-year-old German Shepherd, waits in the back of a car after having blood drawn at the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school's animal bloodmobile in Harleysville, Pa.
Paula Hackett, left, of Harleysville, Pa., holds her dog Tosey, a 5-year-old Great Dane, as certified veterinary technicians Kym Marryott, right, and Nicole Esposito draw a blood sample at the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school's animal bloodmobile in Harleysville, Pa.
Paula Hackett, of Harleysville, Pa., talks with her dog Tosey, a 5-year-old Great Dane, inside the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school's animal bloodmobile in Harleysville, Pa.
Paula Hackett, left, of Harleysville, Pa., holds her dog Tosey, a 5-year-old Great Dane, as certified veterinary technicians Kym Marryott, bottom, and Nicole Esposito draw blood at the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school's animal bloodmobile in Harleysville, Pa.
Ace, a 15-month-old golden retriever, is tempted into the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school's animal bloodmobile with his owners, Vicki Camuso, left, of Red Hill, Pa., and her daughter Mary Camuso, 13, in Harleysville, Pa.
Certified veterinary technician Kym Marryott smiles while talking with a reporter outside the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school's animal bloodmobile in Harleysville, Pa.
Paula Hackett, of Harleysville, Pa., leads her dog Tosey, a 5-year-old Great Dane, into the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school's animal bloodmobile in Harleysville, Pa.
A bag of canine blood is shown after being drawn from Tosey, a 5-year-old Great Dane, at the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school's animal bloodmobile in Harleysville, Pa.
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