A police officer in New Jersey sprang into action after an 11-year-old boy walked out onto the ice of a frozen pond, then fell into the frigid waters below.

A New Jersey police officer sprang into action after a boy fell through the ice on a frozen lake. Officer David Brosonski used his knees to break through chunks of ice and rescue the child, who was taken to the hospitalized and is expected to be okay.

An 11-year-old boy who fell through the ice in the middle of a lake in Central Jersey on Monday was rescued by an officer who entered the icy waters “without hesitation,” police said. The incident occurred in West Long Branch,