A New Jersey police officer has been hailed a hero after jumping into frigid waters to save an 11-year-old boy who walked out onto a frozen pond and fell through.

David Fisher of Westfield told WRTV Indianapolis that his neighbor’s dog had run onto the semi-frozen pond to chase the geese back in December — then toppled into the water.

A police officer in New Jersey sprang into action after an 11-year-old boy walked out onto the ice of a frozen pond, then fell into the frigid waters below.. It was after school Monday afternoon ...

The National Weather Service reports that Lake Erie is roughly 70% frozen over. Ice thickness varies between 2 and 12 inches depending on location.

When you're on the pond, just like at home with your buddies in the backyard, so it's kind of nice coming full circle there," Ronsberg explains. But you know, the ice is a little choppy. It's a lake.

Inspired Life A 20-year-old blind cat fell into a frozen pond. Strangers saved him. “I think he used up more than just one of his nine lives,” said Jon Arden, Tiki’s owner.

The National Weather Service reports that Lake Erie is roughly 70% frozen over. Ice thickness varies between 2 and 12 inches depending on location.

The National Weather Service reports that Lake Erie is roughly 70% frozen over. Ice thickness varies between 2 and 12 inches depending on location.