WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ -- Body cam video captured a New Jersey police officer saving an 11-year-old from an icy lake. The rescue happened on Monday in West Long Branch, Monmouth County. Officer Dave Brosonski arrived to find the child stranded in the middle of the lake.

The boy made it about 75 yards in from the south side of the icy lake before falling through a weak spot in the ice, West Long Branch Police Chief Marlowe Botti said in a press conference Tuesday. A resident called police and officers responded in less than a minute, though they weren't sure how long the boy was in the water for.

West Long Branch Police Officer David Brosonski is seen trudging through the frigid, icy waters of Franklin Lake. He was first on the scene after the 11-year-old fell through the ice on Monday afternoon.

West Long Branch Patrolman David Brosonski, trained in water rescue, saved the boy from the 4- to 7-feet deep Franklin Lake Monday afternoon.

West Long Branch, United States - February 03, 2025 A dramatic rescue unfolded on February 3 afternoon when a New Jersey police officer plunged into a frozen lake to save an 11-year-old boy who had fallen through the ice.

Dramatic video shows a New Jersey cop jumping into frigid waters to save an 11-year-old boy who fell through ice into the middle of a frozen pond. The unidentified boy wandered about 75 yards across the frozen Franklin Lake in West Long Branch on Monday afternoon when the ice suddenly cracked — dropping him into 4 feet of frigid water,