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The body of a teenage boy was found Tuesday in the partially frozen New Jersey lake where he and another teen are believed to have fallen through the ice, authorities said.
The other boy has not been found. The search was suspended in the evening and was set to resume Wednesday morning.
Police began searching for the boys after several 911 calls came in reporting screams for help coming from the lake in Mount Olive Township shortly before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The search in the frigid water changed Tuesday morning to a recovery effort, officials said.
One of the 911 callers, William Hardy, lives across the lake with a friend and told NBCNewYork.com he heard two cries and went to the lake to investigate in the dark.
"We heard some individuals calling for help, saying, 'Please help us. Please save us, someone help,'" said Hardy.
Hardy ventured onto the ice to locate the voices but could not safely get far enough to reach them.
"I took the flashlight and walked out about 800 feet," he said. "They're still another 100 feet in front of me, the ice is cracking. I can see a cell phone, I can still hear them. They're still talking to me and then the firefighters came."
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On Tuesday morning, the father of one 15-year-old boy believed to be among the two missing returned to the search scene at Budd Lake.
The father told NBCNewYork.com that his son told him by phone Monday afternoon that he planned to go ride his bike on the lake with a friend, which is something the boy had done before. When he heard helicopters and saw the news reports, the father rushed down to the lake to speak with investigators -- but they had nothing concrete to tell him. So he returned Tuesday to wait.
He told NBCNewYork.com he didn't know the other boy who was believed to be at the lake with his son.
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"Mom, dad, I am going to ride my bike on the ice lake." "What?! Are you crazy? Especially after hearing about all those teens who nearly drowned? Or are you testing resources to see if someone will come and save you?" "Your mother is right! You are not to go on ice with a bike, we love you and are just helping with judgement that may put your life at risk."
I know, I know, hindsight is twenty, twenty. I do feel very sorry for the parents having lost their kids.
I don't knoww what's wrong with people now-a-days.!! If it hasn't been at least -40C for at least a week or more, the ice isn't safe. It hasn't been cold enough for the ice to get thick enough to go out on it.!!!! Just had to say my piece of mind.!!!!!!.
I used to go ice-fishing as a kid back in the 50s and 60s but it doesn't get cold enough anymore.!!!!!!!!
"What's wrong with people 'nowadays'?" Do you think this is a new thing? Kids falling through ice is new to 'now-a-days'? Wonder why my dad told me not to walk on a frozen pond or lake back in the 50s?
I really feel for these families, and I have to say that I could have easily been one of the kids. Although I grew up in Mississippi where lakes did not freeze over very often (though apparently the lake nearest my home town did freeze over hard enough once to drive a car over before I was born), we did many crazy things that could have gotten us into just as much trouble as this. Those of you talking about the stupidity of kids and even adults and how you would NEVER do anything like this perhaps have not understood how boring it can get in rural areas and how thrilling it can be to do something you are fully aware is dangerous. I'm sure some of you get a thrill from riding roller coasters or participating in extreme sports-and, while I don't know if these kids were thrill seeking and I don't know how rural the area in question is, I know that for us when we were kids many times we were aware that what we were doing was very dangerous and that was exactly why we did it! The danger was what made it fun. It's only looking back, however, that I can see how bad the consequences of our actions could have been.
I'm not saying the kids should have been doing what they did-in fact, it was obviously not a wise thing to do just as many of the things we did were very foolish-I'm only offering an explanation other than that they were not very bright (unlike all of you who obviously would not make these mistakes) or had no idea what they were doing (though, from what I hear on here, it is certainly possible that they didn't know what they were doing). Perhaps they knew there was danger but were not fully aware of the consequences like we were as kids-my brother was valedictorian of his class so he wasn't "stupid," as it were.
Again, my sympathies and prayers to the families.
Not sure I made my point well enough, which was that kids will often seek thrills and excitement and that, because they are kids and naturally not as emotionally mature as adults (not because they are dumb or because anything is wrong with them), they frequently don't fully understand the risks and consequences involved. That's where adult guidance and parenting comes in. In this case, the parents may not have been fully aware of the risks either for some reason-and sometimes parents aren't fully mature emotionally for a variety of reasons that aren't always their fault.
Huh? Two times.
Words my parents taught me years ago - when in doubt, don't. That being said, kids will take risks in the name of fun and adventure and most times it turns out okay. I hope so in this case as well.
One of these geniuses called and told his father he'd be riding his bike on the frozen lake and apparently, the father approved. The weather here has not been that cold and it doesn't take a PHD in meteorology to know that the ice couldn't possibly be thick enough to support much weight. This isn't a "search"; it's a "recovery" effort.
wouldn't that be a Ph.D. in physics not meteorology??? And even if the father had said no what do you think the odds are they would have listened?? Do you remember what its like to be young, you think your invincible and it would never happen to you.
Some fathers approve of risk taking, if that's what this father was actually doing. He may not have realized the risk at all. However, if he did, he might not have been different from my dad, who used to take us out in the middle of severe storms and into all sorts of risky situations. I don't think it was that he didn't care-I think he just lived that way. My sister and I were once right at the edge of the shore when a storm with a waterspout came ashore with our parents' full knowledge and permission. I still remember the sand almost scouring my back and the wind almost blowing me over as we struggled against the wind to get right down to the water to throw some sea creatures we had rescued into the surf. While what we did was pretty foolish, I'll admit, we were just kids no more than ten years old who really didn't know better. It was the fact that our parents had seen the waterspout and escaped the storm with everyone else but they still allowed us to run back into that storm all the way to the ocean that is peculiar. I doubt my mom was happy about what we did, despite not stopping us; but I suspect my dad approved.
Awful. Its always the teenage boys. A couple weeks ago, there were two rescues in Massachusetts of teenage boys stuck in ponds and swamps frozen. One pair were clinging to a tree they were able to reach in a pond, the others were s group stuck lost in a swamp, freezing after sundown. The boys showed up at the local firehouse to read statements of apology and thanks to the firefighters that went in to rescue them.
Just foolish teen behavior, every winter, its always sad to hear of it being so tragic.
How tragic. Growing up near Lake Michigan, we knew not to try to walk on ice, let alone ride a bike on it. That would be the day I'd tell my parents I planned on doing something like that and they would not have forcibly put an end to the idea.
Here in nj it rarely even freezes over, so when it does it does tend to draw the kids, the adults too lol
The last time I skated here in NJ was almost 4 years ago... And that was just a large shallow Pond...
Besides that...I'm would be very very careful.
Gee, what a nice generalization. Guess most aren't as sharp as you mental giants near Lake Michigan. LOL!
rbjko - Angry man! Calm down!
When I was 15, I had the good sense not to go playing around on an icy lake. Jeesh!
It takes parents with common sense to raise kids with common sense. So sad that was not the case for this family and especially the kids!
It's not looking good for these kids, unfortunately. What a tragedy for the families and absolute terror for the kids.
I happen to live less than a quarter mile from Budd Lake. Could see the search helicopters through my window. Late last night it was changed from a rescue to recovery operation. One body recovered this morning. Word is one kid fell through the ice and another kid went out to save him. He also fell through. So sad.
Wow, so sad!
re #1.41:
Not only *that*, but (a) the sexual revolution hadn't happened yet during most of that time (and therefore premarital sex wasn't as widely accepted yet [hence out-of-wedlock girls being regarded even less favorably than now and being--as you said, Youdon'tsay--sent "to a home for unwed mothers-in another state"]) and (b), for most if not all of that time (including the first decade or so of the sexual revolution), abortion (whatever your stance or mine thereon may be) was illegal (notwithstanding girls getting abortions anyway at that time).
@1.22:
As off-topic as this comment and yours both are, LA Deb, that's a good question!
Ok, THAT is a pretty dumb move. Didn't the parents (if not the kid himself) ever stop and think about thin ice? Yeah, I know people will say "if you live by a lake, you feel safe on it blah blah." No excuse for such a moronic move. It's ice; you're not invincible.
Also, for the boneheads and misandrists who claim only a boy or man would do this kind of risk taking stunt, you're totally wrong. Girls and women do just as many dumb things every day. Believe me, I've seen it all. Especially nowadays, when this 'girl-power' stuff pushes the females to try to keep up with the boys in activities and stunts.
I only saw one comment to that effect, but I guess it is a 'bone of contention' for you. I suppose you should realize that boys and men tend to be more inclined to be daredevils than do girls or women. That is still the case today. A small percentage of women are trying to join the ranks. Don't be so angry. It takes all kinds in this world, you know!
Ha-ha, hardly angry, I just detest ignorant statements and hypocrites. The large percentage of testosterone does cause men/boys to take higher risks, but that's nature. We were always the hunter/provider for the families (traditionally speaking, of course). In years past, if it wasn't for the more intelligent 'risk taking' by males, many great feats wouldn't have been accomplished.
If you only saw one comment to that effect, you may want to read the many generalizing replies below it. Even beyond "risk taking" and such, many females today take the most foolish risks. If you don't believe me, well, I can't help your keeping your head in the sand.
@Rjb... - why don't you take your woman hating comments elsewhere? This thread is for intelligent comments, not for you to vent your personal issues. If you knew history, you would know that women have been involved in most of the "feats" you speak about. They just didn't get the credit because the boys always have to take it. Where would those wonderful men you speak of have been without women cooking for them, cleaning their clothes, keeping them on schedule, taking care of their kids and their social lives? And bottom line, those men wouldn't even be here without the woman who brought them into this world.
rbj and Florida - This shouldn't be a competition. There are good men and good women. Thank goodness for all those men and women who were actually great men and women.
You guys are silly. Don't you know there have always been tomboys who hung around with the guys and did all the stunts right along with them, even well before this "girl power" stuff or whatever? There were mostly guys doing this stuff, but where I grew up there would frequently be one or two girls who tagged along and who could sometimes beat up half the boys and/or beat them in sports, especially before they all hit puberty! There were mostly boys in my neighborhood; but everyone of either sex played tackle football, rough contact basketball, and everything else all the time-and it was understood that everyone along with their sleepover guests got together for rough games in our front yards on Friday nights under the stars, whether girls or guys-we all loved it. As for wild stunts, some girls were more daring than guys-and I'm certainly not talking about sex because that would have been looked down upon in my time.
However, I agree that there is no competition between the sexes, or there shouldn't be. Are we not all human and gifted in our own ways? I only said what I did to eliminate stereotyping-because I hate stereotyping of all kinds. It's demeaning.
What a tragedy. My prayers go out to the families of the missing boys.
Call me scared but I would walk ten miles around a frozen body of water rather than 100 yards across one. As a kid I remember going out on a pond to light off fireworks and the stress crack sounds I remember like it was yesterday. To be young and brave I guess. Sometimes bad things happen. Looks like this is one of those times.
The families will be devastated of course but you can tell your kids not to do something till you are blue in the face and in some cases they will do what they please.
People up in Minnesota drive their cars across the Mississippi when it freezes in the winter - bad idea. People have accidents just ice fishing, just imagine a car falling through that stuff. But, you can't tell people - if they're dumb enough to get out on lake or river ice, they're too hard headed to listent to anyone.
Senseless tragedy here - they had no business out on that ice.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the families! For people making snide remarks---remember--there IS a GOD and he KNOWS and SEES ALL!!!
I know I shouldn't respond, but I can't stop myself.......and Santa knows if you are naughty or nice!
I'm sure it was already asked, but...why would anyone want to RIDE A BIKE on ice, if for no other reason, the bike will slip and topple you? WTF?
I live in this area and often see people on this lake when I KNOW it is not safe. I even called the police several years ago when there was a warming pattern for a couple of days and I saw tons of kids playing on the lake - YOU COULD SEE BIG PUDDLES OF MELTED ICE ON THE SURFACE. They of course did nothing.
I grew up in Michigan and was always taught that the weather had to be at or below freeezing for 2 weeks before the ice was safe. A few days of warm weather changes everything
It has been fairly warm here for the last several days so it doesn't surprise me that this terrible accident has finally happened. Poor families. I feel so bad for them.
The parents who are saying you can tell your kid not to do something and they'll do it anyways are not good parents. There are things I didn't do as a kid/teen because my parents warned me not to do it. Sure, kids will go into the cookie jar when you tell them not to. But it's a parent's responsibility to scare kids into not doing dangerous things and giving them alternative things to do with their time. I mean, come on, how fun is it really to ride a bike on a frozen lake? If this is the kids' idea of fun, their parents haven't supplied them with good alternative activities. Threat of punishment, in addition to lectures about dangers, can go a long way.
I also might add that I was lucky enough to have a dad who not only told us not to do something, but explained why. Kids don't understand consequences. Tell them exactly what can happen so they totally understand just how dangerous something is. I remember my dad explaining to me that if you fall through ice, you can't always see the hole you broke through, so you can't are stuck under the ice, and if you find the hole, the ice is too slippery to pull yourself out! As a kid, I did not understand how hard it would be to get out. Be specific! Most kids don't want to die, so give them specifics about what can happen.
Evolution in action.
The point IS That youre trolling. OR you didnt read the article. OR that you have the reading comprehension of a small soap dish. Per the article: One neighbor went out onto the lake until he felt that he was in danger. He said he could see the light of a cell phone. When Emergency Services arrived, the boys had already slipped under the ice. Per the story, they did in fact break open the ice to make a bigger hole in an attempt to locate the boys. It also says that they enlisted the use of a dive rescue team. Based upon what has been written in the story, I am led to believe that this is a rather large as well as deep body of water.(since the dive team was unable to loate either victim) So your point IS INVALID. By all appearances you are merely trying to get a rise out of people. Please. Enlighten all of us here in this forum, exactly what your experience as well as level of professional training you have in regards to Surface water Rescue, Ice Rescue, and Swift water Rescue. Do tell. We are all anxious to learn from your valuable level of expertise in the matter (other than the somewhat lame ability to call First Responders durogatory epithets). Quite honestly I hope I never have to be rescued out of anywhere in Wyoming, since Im afraid (based on your posts) the only response I would get would be some crazy angry b!tch who cant understand simple english, calling me names.
Sorry, but this posted here rather than on the thread of this conversation it was intended for. Disregard
What a horrible tragedy for the families. My heart goes out to them. Time to give my kids a hug.
Such a tragic story. More of our children gone from us.
Unfortunately though, there will be a bunch of left wing 0's out there that will want to ban ice.
My heart goes out to the parents of these boys. Senseless and tragic that an afternoon adventure should end this way...
Am I wrong or did I read that one of the boys told his family he was going to bike on the ice......Maybe not the right time to bring this up but if you live by a lake and you have winter wouldn't you be as diligent about teaching the dangers of winter and thin ice as you would be about teaching the dangers of swimming and diving in shallow areas? My prayers go out to the family/families
I agree, and as sad that it is when life is lost, I can't say that I feel too terrible about this story. It is incredibly annoying that the parent didn't find anything wrong with his son going on the ice as well as the fact that the boys made the choice to go out on the ice. Sad, but this is what happens when these kids think they are so invincible and take dumb risks.
The family that goes out on the ice together stays together. Ha. Ha. Ha.