NY boy, 8, pulled from freezing pond on Long Island

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Police officers rescued a boy who fell through ice on a Long Island pond on Christmas Day, the Suffolk County Police Department said.

Police received a 911 call for help around 1 p.m. on Thursday, according to authorities.

Police said an 8-year-old boy was playing on ice that had frozen over a pond behind the Heaterwood Lakeside Village apartment complex in East Patchogue when he fell through. He landed in water that was chest-deep and was unable to free himself, according to authorities.

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A nearby resident noticed the boy in the water and called 911…

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