NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A good Samaritan saved a young boy who fell into the East River in Brooklyn on Monday evening, authorities said.
According to officials, just after 5:30 p.m., the 9-year-old was playing around Pier 5 in Brooklyn Heights when he fell in.
A good Samaritan then went into the water to pull him out.
The boy had been saved by the time the FDNY arrived and was not injured, officials said.