The incident happened on February 21 while 16-year-old Anthony Alexander Jr. was hanging out in Collingdale Park with his friends.
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He said he heard screams coming from two little girls and a boy.
"I wasn't going to sit there and let them drown like that," said the teen.
Alexander first tried to use a stick to rescue the kids before jumping in and pulling out the little boy and one of the girls.
Collingdale Police Sergeant Pat Kilroy and Officer Corey Hansen also jumped in the water to assist.
All three were honored during Monday night's Collingdale Borough Council meeting.
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Alexander's parents were beaming with pride.
"He always has the biggest heart in the world and now the world sees that heart," said his mother Ava Alexander.
16-year-old, police officer save children from icy pond in Collingdale, Pa.
"I'm very blessed to have him in my life, very blessed to raise somebody like him," added his father Anthony Alexander Sr.
Anthony Alexander Jr. said the ordeal has him considering a career in law enforcement.
The Collingdale Borough Council voted to add more signage around the pond to try and prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.