Aurora police officers, neighbor honored for saving 9 year old boy from an icy pond

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AURORA, Ill. (WLS) -- The City of Aurora honored six police officers and a resident for saving the life of a 9-year-old boy after they pulled him from an icy pond.The day before Thanksgiving, Tyshaun LaFlore went onto what looked like a frozen pond to get a football, but he fell through the ice."My son came into the house like 'a boy fell through the pond,' and I just took off running," she said.She plunged into the icy waters and kept Tyshaun afloat until police arrived.Bodycam video released by Aurora police shows two officers jumping into the water while others worked from shore to make sure everybody got out safely."

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