New York Daily News

Cops pull teen from icy lake in Central Pk.

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ANOTHER TEEN fell through thin ice on a Central Park lake on Monday — the third time since last month that someone has plunged into the frigid waters.

The 16-year-old boy tumbled after the frozen surface gave way on Swan Lake near 61st St. and Center Drive at 1:15 p.m., police said.

Two nearby NYPD counterter­rorism officers — Edward Radoncic and Anthony Dispigna — rushed over. Radoncic ventured onto the ice and dragged the shivering teen to safety (photo). The boy was taken to New York-Presbyteri­an Hospital Weill Cornell and is expected to be fine.

“Had it not been for these officers here right now, the results could have been very, very tragic,” NYPD Counterter­rorism Chief James Waters said.

Radoncic recalled ripping off his gun belt and heading out onto the ice — which was getting thinner by the minute as temperatur­es reached the mid-40s.

Dispigna, who helped pull the teen to shore, at one point had to be saved from the icy waters himself.

“My foot sunk through the ice, but luckily the rest of our team was there and I could feel them pulling me back, so I was totally confident in them being able to help me out and help us out,” he said.

The dramatic rescue came a day after two other boys fell into the same lake while trying to snap a selfie. On Sunday, the pair, 13 and 15, were able to swim ashore after falling into the pond.

Last month, a group of teens, all 15 and 16, plunged through the ice in the same lake. They also were trying to take a selfie, officials said. Three good Samaritian­s jumped into the water to help the teens.

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