Three police officers from Painesville, Ohio, were recently hailed by their department for their heroic action in saving a 4-year-old boy from drowning in a pond. The entire rescue was captured on one of the officers’ dashcams and was later posted on the department’s Facebook page. Officers Daniel Thompson, Matthew Tycast, and Chad Balausky were on duty on Saturday, June 12, when a child was reported missing from a home on Erie Street, where he’d been staying at a relative’s house. After receiving the call, the officers arrived and began a search for the boy, Paolo Moctezuma. A few minutes after 8 a.m., the officers were informed of a possible sighting of a body floating in a pond in a park nearby. (Courtesy of City of Painesville Police Department) The men swiftly drove to the scene. Upon arriving, there was no body visible at first—but then Officers Tycast and Thompson noticed air bubbles …
Incredible Dashcam Footage Shows Police Finding Missing Boy in Pond, Leaping In, Saving His Life
July 7, 2021
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