An off-duty police officer and an off-duty firefighter helped rescue an unresponsive person from a lake in Halifax, Massachusetts, on Thursday night.

Halifax police and fire were dispatched to a report of a person calling for help in East Monponsett Lake around 9 p.m. Thursday. Initial reports from police on scene confirmed that a person was in the water and was unresponsive.

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Fire officials said off-duty Halifax police officer Michael Boncariewski kayaked out to the person to hold them above water and off-duty Duxbury firefighter Jennifer Stratton helped bring the person to shore, where Halifax fire and rescue personnel were able to take over care and resume lifesaving procedures.

The patient was flown by medical

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