Three people were rescued after they broke through thin ice on a frozen lake in New Jersey Sunday.

Police were initially called to Lake Musconetcong just before 5 p.m. to help rescue one person who had reportedly broken through the ice and was wading in frigid water.

While an officer from the Netcong Borough Police Department was directing other people to return to shore, James Best broke through the ice.

Officers from the Stanhope Borough Police Department arrived and the officers worked together, using a rope to pull Best from the water.

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