Overview
- Officers Wilmer Guerrero, Ankit Gupta, and Shuaibul Amine were identified as the rescuers in the Nov. 11 incident near 142nd Street and Harlem River Drive.
- They jumped a fence, shed their vests and gun belts, and moved toward the river as the teen cried for help, according to the video and officer accounts.
- Guerrero entered the water and guided the girl to the shore while Gupta and Amine helped pull both to safety in conditions that posed rapid hypothermia risk.
- The teen was transported to a nearby hospital and was reported in stable condition following the rescue.
- The NYPD publicly praised the officers and shared the body-worn camera footage, noting it was the trio’s first water rescue early in their careers.