FAR ROCKAWAY, N.Y.– Three people were rescued from the frozen waters off Far Rockaway in Queens on Friday when they fell through ice.
Video from the New York Police Department shows the rescue happening, as members of the Scuba Team, Aviation Unit, Emergency Service Unit and the New York City Fire Department responded.
In the video, a rescuer lays flat out across the ice, working to pull a person from the water.
A rescue member lays flat on the ice to try and pull the person out.
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As they tried to do so, the ice continued breaking, not allowing the person to climb out.
After a few moments, the rescuer sits up, allowing themselves to break through the ice and grab hold of the person in the water.
The rescuer gets into the water to hold onto the person.
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The next clip shows another member of the rescue team crawling up to the pair in the water and helping them be pulled out by a helicopter.
Another part of the video shows the second water rescue happening, as a rescuer and the person were pulled from the water by a helicopter.
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A rescuer repels with a person pulled from ice to dry land.
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The final clip of the video shows everyone on the snow-covered shore working to get the people warm and dry.
“No matter the conditions, our officers are always ready to answer the call,” NYPD News said in a social media post about the rescue.
Crews attempt to dry and warm the three people pulled from the ice.
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The department warned people to stay away from icy bodies of water and stay inside as dangerous cold wallops the Northeast this weekend.
An Extreme Cold Warning is in effect starting Saturday night as temperatures drop into the single digits. Wind chills will have the region feeling like below zero by Sunday.
