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MIDDLETOWN A group of five township teenagers continues to be cheered for their quick, selfless actions in saving two young children from a sinking inflatable sled last week. Kieran Foley, Joseph Dietrich, Drew Scalice, Ryan Day and Tyler Armagan, are all freshmen at Middletown High School North, which is hosting a virtual ceremony to celebrate the students on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Walker and I are extremely proud of our High School North Freshmen and the swift and decisive actions they took to rescue the two young Heid children from the frozen pond at Beacon Hill Country Club. Each of them truly possesses the heart of a North Lion. They exemplify the character traits we try and instill in all of our students. Their courage and selflessness created a true holiday miracle for everyone involved, Principal Patricia Cartier said in a written statement to New Jersey 101.5 on Monday. ....
Five high school freshmen are being called heroes for saving two children from an icy pond By: CNN By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN (CNN) Five New Jersey teens are being hailed as heroes after they saved two children from falling into an icy pond while they were sledding. The group of high school freshmen, Tyler Armagan, Ryan Day, Joseph Dietrich, Kieran Foley and Drew Scalice, were getting ready to head home Thursday from sledding at the Beacon Hill Country Club in Middletown. Then they heard a commotion and realized the two small children were headed straight into a pond at the bottom of a hill. ....
5 teenagers save 2 small children after sled somehow ends up in frigid pond MIDDLETON, New Jersey (WCBS) Five teenage boys are being hailed as heroes, after a day of sledding last week nearly turned tragic in New Jersey. The teens jumped into action to save two children from an icy pond, CBS2’s Kiran Dhillon reported Sunday. As snow piled up and excitement ran high on Thursday, 8-year-old Olivia Heid and her 4-year-old brother, RJ, hopped on their sled for the first time ever. But little did they know what was about to happen next. “Oh my God, this could have been a catastrophic situation,” mother Stephanie Irlbeck said. ....
How the Boy Scouts prepared Middletown teens to rescue two kids from icy pond Raw video: massive waves unload on Seaside Heights beach Replay Video UP NEXT Each winter members of the Boy Scouts of America participate in a competition called the Klondike Derby. It’s become a staple for Troop 47, which is based in the Leonardo section of Middletown. “There are 12 stations and they have to problem-solve,” Troop 47 Scoutmaster Mike Marinelli explained. “Some are simple tasks like tying knots. Others are first aid. One station every year is water rescue.” In the water rescue the Scouts use ropes, buoys and human chains several people lined up, locked hand in hand, as a lifeline when no other equipment is available. ....
Teens form human chain in dramatic N.J. rescue of 2 kids who fell through ice Updated Dec 21, 2020; Posted Dec 21, 2020 Olivia, 8, and RJ, 4, were saved from an icy pond while sledding on Thursday, thanks to a nearby group of teenage boys. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Irlbeck)Provided by Stephanie Irlbeck Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Teens are credited with saving two children who fell into a frozen pond while sledding in Middletown, N.J., according to NJ.com. Stephanie Irlbeck told NJ.com that her two young children, Olivia, 8, and RJ, 4, were sledding for the first time when they careened down a hill, hit a patch of ice and skidded into a frozen pond on Thursday after the nor’easter. The youngsters broke through the ice and plunged into the bitterly-cold water. ....