‘Water to my neck’: Sask. woman called a hero after saving boy who fell through ice [Video]

A northern Saskatchewan woman is being called a hero after risking her own life to save a drowning boy.

Elaine Ratt, a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, had no idea what was coming as she clocked in for her shift at the Sucker River Community Store on Sunday. Her shift was abruptly interrupted by a young panicked boy who rushed in begging for help.

“The fear in [his] eyes scared me,” Ratt said.

Ratt rushed after the boy, dialing 911 as he led her to Sucker River Lake, where his friend had fallen through the ice as they were playing.

“I see that he’s still above water and that he was struggling,” Ratt said. “I went to the edge right where the ice was. I just kept telling the boy, ‘keep your head above water, keep your head above water.'”

Ratt said she carefully walked onto the thin ice toward the boy, but heard the sounds …