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Boy rescued from icy pond in East Patchogue

Two officers and a sergeant pulled him from chest-deep water.

William Aguirre

Dec 26, 2025, 1:11 PM

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A child was rescued after he fell through the ice at an East Patchogue pond on Thursday, police said.

Police say a neighbor in the Heatherwood Lakeside Village apartment complex saw the 8-year-old boy fall through the ice.

Two officers and a sergeant pulled him from chest-deep water.

The boy was taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution and is expected to recover.

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