Arkansas State Police have released a dramatic video that captures the moment one of their brave officers swung into action and rescued a frightened boy from a frozen pond.
Officer Troy Ellison of the Jonesboro Police Department responded Sunday morning to a call of a boy who had fallen through the ice of a frozen pond on Gladiolus Drive.
Body camera footage shows Ellison running through the snow to a small pond and jumping over a fence onto the ice as two women watch.
Arkansas State Police released dramatic video of the moment one of its officers sprung into action and rescued a boy from a frozen pond.
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“Okay, okay, okay, okay,” Ellison can be heard saying to the boy, who clung to the edge of the frozen pond, clinging to his arms and whimpering in agony.
Ellison then crawled up to the boy on all fours and tried to reassure him.
“Okay, okay,” Ellison told the boy again.
Seconds later, another police officer and members of the Jonesboro Fire Department arrived on the scene and threw a rope to Ellison, who tried to use it to pull the boy to safety.
A Jonesboro, Arkansas police officer rescues a child who fell through the ice into a frozen pond. (Jonesboro Police Department)
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According to the video, one of the firefighters went onto the ice and the two pulled the boy to safety.
Police said the boy, wearing a red hoodie, jeans and sneakers, was taken to a local hospital to be evaluated for cold-related injuries.
The Jonesboro Police Department praised the heroic officers in a post sharing the video on Facebook.
“Thank you to one of the police officers who responded to a call about a child falling through the ice on a local pond for a 'great job,'” the post reads.
Police rescued a child who fell through the ice into a frozen pond in Arkansas. (Jonesboro Police Department)
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“Officer Troy Ellison sprang into action as soon as he arrived on the scene. He quickly located the child, crawled across the ice, and with the help of Lt. Shon Morris and members of the Jonesboro Fire Department rescued the child. He was pulled to a safe location.”
The Jonesboro Police Department is reminding people that no matter how cold the temperatures are this winter, it is never safe to play on the ice.
“Fortunately, this call had a very happy ending,” the police department wrote.
