‘HOLD ON!’ NYPD Officers Jump In Frigid Water To Rescue Man in Dramatic Video

‘HOLD ON! HOLD ON!’ Dramatic Video Shows NYPD Officers Jumping Into Freezing Water To Rescue Man in Distress

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Dec 7th, 2025, 2:21 pm

Officers with the New York Police Department Harbor Unit are being hailed as heroes for jumping into freezing water to rescue a man who was unable to pull himself onto a life ring.

Body cam video of the Nov. 30 incident posted to the NYPD News account on X shows rescuers toss the bright orange ring to the struggling man, before one declares, “He’s too frozen. He’s gonna fall off.”

Some officers can be heard yelling “Hold on! Hold on!” before two others make the decision to step over the guardrail to attempt a rescue.

“One, two, three!” counted down an officer before the two rescuers plunged into the freezing water and swam to t