16-Year-Old Girl, 12-Year-Old Boy Rescued From Icy Pond In Queens

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Crews rescued two kids from an icy pond in Queens on Thursday.

It occurred at Baisley Pond in South Jamaica.

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The FDNY says a 16-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy fell by the ice, changing into trapped in chest-deep water and caught in mud.

Two firefighters went into the pond to drag the kids to security.

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“It didn’t appear to be there was a number of ice till we obtained about waist deep, then the ice obtained very thick. We instructed the kids to stay calm,” one firefighter stated.

“He grabbed one … and I grabbed the second, and we have been capable of safely make our approach out,” one other firefighter stated.

The police division assisted within the rescue.

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The youngsters have been taken to Jamaica Hospital to be handled for hypothermia.