State Trooper Plunges Into Icy Vermont Pond to Save 8-Year-Old Girl

This body cam image shows a pond just after a Vermont State Police trooper rescued a girl who had fallen through thin ice on the waterway, in Cambridge, Vt., on Dec. 17, 2023. Vermont State Police via AP

CAMBRIDGE, Vt.—A Vermont state trooper plunged into a frigid pond and pulled out an 8-year-old girl who had fallen through the ice while playing with siblings. The child survived and fully recovered after a brief hospital stay.

The girl and her younger sister fell through the thin ice on the pond on private property in the town of Cambridge on Dec. 17, state police said in a news release Friday. The 80-year-old homeowner was able to pull the younger girl to shore but couldn’t reach the older girl, so called 911, officials said.