A selfless Bellmore teen rescued three boys whose trip on the ice turned near fatal Sunday.

Tom Fortunato says he and his little brothers often slide on the frozen canal behind their home, but things went terribly wrong when they fell through. Neighbor MaryAnn Rosati heard the screaming boys and quickly called police, fearing the worse. Help arrived quicker than Rosati expected when her 18-year-old son Tommy woke. Without a second thought, Tommy bolted out his door, ran down steps, hopped a fence and ran to the dock without shoes on.

Tommy laid on his stomach and pulled the boys out of the freezing water. The Fortunatos are calling the neighbor they never knew their hero. Tommy says he's just glad the boys are alright.