Teenager impaled on wrought iron fence in Queens rescued by quick-acting FDNY crew

A teen horsing astir with a person successful Queens was impaled erstwhile helium stumbled into a wrought robust obstruction — and past freed by a quick-thinking radical of New York’s bravest earlier being rushed to the hospital, apt redeeming his life.

“This is an illustration of what we bash each day,” FDNY adjunct main of operations John Sarrocco said astatine a quality league aft the frightening fall. “We don’t lone enactment retired fires.”

Assistant Chief John Sarrocco (center) firefighter Jason Shoemaker (right) and Lt. Mark Martinez of FDNY Rescue 4 rescued a 15-year-ol lad who was impaled connected a obstruction successful Queens. (Kerry Burke/NYDN)

The 15-year-old lad was heading location from school, and roughhousing with a person connected Himrod St. adjacent Tonsor St. successful Ridgewood erstwhile helium stumbled into the fence, officials said astatine the quality conference.

The teen’s person fell connected apical of him, pushing the boy’s limb into a crisp spire of the fence. Members of the FDNY were called to the residential artifact and instantly began moving to escaped the teen’s limb from the fence.

Firefighter Jason Shoemaker of FDNY Rescue 4 utilized a bandsaw to chopped done 3 vertical bars and the horizontal apical portion of the obstruction — preventing further wounded by cautiously keeping the sections intact to transport the lad and obstruction unneurotic to the hospital.

Firefighter Jason Shoemaker of FDNY Rescue 4 displays 1 of the powerfulness saws utilized to chopped the wrought robust fence. (Kerry Burke/NYDN)

“We each worked unneurotic arsenic a squad [and] we passed him disconnected to EMS,” said Shoemaker. “It’s each teamwork here.”

Medics rushed the teen to Bellevue Hospital, wherever helium was successful unchangeable condition.

“The training, the dedication that goes connected each and each time with this occurrence section and our specialized units, we were capable to extricate this kid from the obstruction and prevention his life,” Sarrocco said. “It conscionable goes to a testament to what we bash connected a regular ground successful the FDNY.”

Originally Published: February 4, 2025 astatine 8:26 PM EST