ELWOOD PARK, N.J. - A woman and her child broke through the ice and fell into the frigid waters of the Passaic River in Bergen County on Thursday afternoon.
After the police received a call from a witness, Chief Michael Foligno raced to help, according to reports. He borrowed a kayak from a gas station near a marina in Elmwood Park and tried to paddle through the icy waters using a shovel."It wasn't working, though, so I lay down on my stomach and just started digging into the ice with my fingers to claw my way out," Foligno told NorthJersey.com.