Teens form human chain in dramatic N.J. rescue of 2 kids who fell through ice
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
Posted Dec 21, 2020
Olivia, 8, and RJ, 4, were saved from an icy pond while sledding on Thursday, thanks to a nearby group of teenage boys. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Irlbeck)Provided by Stephanie Irlbeck
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Teens are credited with saving two children who fell into a frozen pond while sledding in Middletown, N.J., according to NJ.com.
Stephanie Irlbeck told NJ.com that her two young children, Olivia, 8, and RJ, 4, were sledding for the first time when they careened down a hill, hit a patch of ice and skidded into a frozen pond on Thursday after the nor’easter. The youngsters broke through the ice and plunged into the bitterly-cold water.
N.J. teens rescue kids from icy pond after sledding crash
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
Posted Dec 19, 2020
Olivia, 8, and RJ, 4, were saved from an icy pond while sledding on Thursday, thanks to a nearby group of teenage boys.Provided by Stephanie Irlbeck
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Stephanie Irlbeck’s two young kids had never been sledding before Thursday. Their first time was a slightly traumatic experience.
Olivia, 8, and RJ, 4, hit a patch of ice and skidded into a frozen pond. They broke the ice and plunged into the bitterly cold water.
But thanks to the quick thinking and bravery of some nearby Middletown teenage boys, the two kids were pulled out of the freezing water and safely brought onto land. The incident was first reported by Patch.