VIDEO: Hero New Jersey police officer saves boy who fell through ice

This 11 year old boy is lucky to be alive after falling through the ice on a lake in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

West Long Branch Police Officer David Brosonski can be 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.

"I know that the ice was several inches thick, possibly three inches thick. It was not thick enough for me to slide over," Brosonski said. "As I was walking through the ice, I was using my knees to break from underneath to give me a pathway to get to the victim."

Brosonski is highly trained in water rescue. The water temperatures were hovering around 36 degrees on Monday.

"At those temperatures, it only takes minutes for hypothermia to start setting in," Brosonski said. "As I was making my way to the victim, he was yelling to me and crying that he couldn't feel his limbs, he couldn't feel his legs or arms, so I knew that, at that point, I had to just go as fast as I can to get to him and get him out of the water."

The boy was safely pulled from the water, treated at a nearby hospital, and released.