Pa. cop, teenager dive into icy pond to save 3 children

By Suzie Ziegler

COLLINGDALE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania police officer and a teenage bystander were hailed heroes on Monday after they jumped into an icy pond to save three children.

Anthony Alexander, 16, was hanging out with friends nearby when he heard the screaming, reported ABC 6.

“They really need help. I wasn’t going to sit there and let them drown like that,” Alexander said. At first, he tried to use a stick. When that didn’t work, Alexander jumped in to pull out a little boy and a little girl. But there was still one girl left.

“It was cold,” recalled Alexander. “Like I was shocked, like my body went into shock.”

That’s when Collingdale Police Sgt. Pat Kilroy arrived. Kilroy dove into the pond to rescue the remaining girl.

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“They were really scared, they were like, ‘Help my sister’,” Kilroy told ABC 6. “At that point, you just go, and I knew what had to be done.”

The Collingdale Police Chief called it a “community effort.”

Everyone involved in the incident, including the three kids, are expected to be OK, according to the report.