LACEY TOWNSHIP — Three Lacey police officers are being credited with saving a victim’s life Tuesday morning after pulling the person from the waters off Forked River Beach Bay Front Park.

According to Lacey Township Police, Officers Jason Lee, Martin Julian, and Colin Space responded at 8:28 a.m. to a report of a possible drowning in Barnegat Bay. When they arrived, they spotted an individual in distress offshore.

The officers immediately entered the water. A passing boater assisted them in reaching the victim, allowing the officers to lift the person out of the bay and begin CPR while still in the water. They then moved the victim to a nearby stretch of beach, where additional emergency crews took over lifesaving efforts.

The victim—whose identity has not been released—was transported to Community Medical Center in Toms River, where they remain in critical condition, police said.

Emergency personnel from Lacey Township EMS, the Forked River Fire Department, and paramedics also responded to the scene.

Police have not released further details about the circumstances leading up to the incident.