Overview
- A 13-year-old fell through ice in a Woolwich Township retention pond around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, prompting a police rescue.
- Body-camera video shows Sgt. Joseph Rieger crawling onto thin ice before it gave way as he reached the teen.
- Corporal Steven Spithaler and Patrolman Michael Scambia entered the water to help pull the boy to safety after rope throws failed.
- All reached shore safely, and the boy was taken to a hospital for evaluation where he is expected to be fine.
- Officers reported the ice was only a few inches thick and urged residents to stay off lakes, ponds, and retention basins.