. >> reporter: david bennet and two other neighbors ran to help. they pulled one boy out with the stick but they could not reach the other two. orr climbed up on the drain grates but edward could not. >> one kid was just screaming he could not swim. we were yelling him hold on to the bar, grates. >> reporter: seeing his friend struggled orr jumped back in the water. >> i got his hand and got his backpack off and i like put him on and then he was like breathing and he instantly thank me because he is polite. >> reporter: divers from the volunteer department used a raft to rescue the boy who had been in the water for 30 minutes. >> we want to thank neighbors, everybody that came to get them out and everybody at the hospital, i cannot thank them enough. >> reporter: beside cuts on his hand and mild hypotheria, orr says he is doing well and has learned a valuable lesson. >> do not ever, ever go upon a pond that is frozen. or wise you will regret it. >> reporter: a very lucky kid there tonight. each of the boys had hypotheria but they are back home, and