Officers with the New York Police Department Harbor Unit are being hailed as heroes for jumping into freezing water to rescue a man who was unable to pull himself onto a life ring.
Body cam video of the Nov. 30 incident posted to the NYPD News account on X shows rescuers toss the bright orange ring to the struggling man, before one declares, “He’s too frozen. He’s gonna fall off.”
Some officers can be heard yelling “Hold on! Hold on!” before two others make the decision to step over the guardrail to attempt a rescue…