Lewis County Court Officer Rescues Teen from Icy Water at Barge Canal in Rome

Lewis County Court Officer Rescues
Teen from Icy Water at Barge Canal in Rome

March 29, 2019 04:30 p.m. By: Nick Altmire

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Rome, NY-

A court security officer, who works for the New York State Court

System at the Lewis County Courthouse, happened to be in the right place at the

right time on Sunday, while out for a run.

Josh Hardesty was out running along the Barge Canal in Rome Sunday morning,

when he was alerted to a fourteen-year-old male who had fallen through the ice

while crossing the canal.

Josh's friend saw the incident happen and flagged Josh down to assist in helping

the teen from the water, while instructing family members to call 911.

Josh

sprang into action, jumping into the icy water to bring the distressed teen to

shore

and get him into dry clothes

while awaiting first responders.

After first responders arrived t

he teen was evaluated and warmed with heating

pads

and has made a full

recovery from the incident.

We spoke with Josh

this afternoon

about the

incident

, with our full interview

included below.