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Police Officer Hops In River To Save Boy's Soccer Ball

MILFORD, N.H. (CBS) – Now this is going above and beyond the call of duty – and getting a little wet in the process.

A Milford, New Hampshire police officer is winning praise for making a little boy's day. The department shared of a picture of Officer Bailey waist-deep in the Souhegan River to retrieve the child's soccer ball.

Officer Bailey helps save a young boys soccer ball in the Souhegan River at Keyes Field during the fireworks

Posted by Milford Police Department on Tuesday, July 5, 2016

"Not too many people, let alone a fully uniformed officer would jump in the water for a ball," wrote one Facebook commenter. "I'm impressed."

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