A boy had to be rescued Tuesday afternoon after falling into a Boston canal, as the city continued digging out from a trio of massive snowstorms. The child was playing on a snowbank with friends when he lost his footing and slid into the icy Fort Point Channel. Victor Moisescu, a waiter from Newton, was walking nearby when he heard children screaming for help. Moisescu called 911 and then jumped into action, sprinting through 50 yards of snow drifts to reach the end of a dock. Scroll down for videos . Dramatic rescue: A boy believed to be 10 years old slipped and fell though the ice on Fort Point Channel in Boston. This image taken by a passerby shows the moment Victor Moisescu pulled the child out of the frigid water . Accident: The boy was playing on a snowbank with friends when he lost his footing and slid into the . The boy was wrapped in someone's jacket to warm him up and taken to a hospital to be evaluated . Buried: This has been New England's snowiest 30-day period on record, burying Boston under more than 6 feet of snow . Digging out: People throughout Massachusetts, among them Boston resident Ann Laborte (left and right), continued clearing the 6 feet of snow that have been dumped on the region over the past two weeks . The Good Samartian was then able to pull the child, believed to be about 10 years out, out of the frigid water just a few minutes after he fell in, reported the station WBZ. The boy was wrapped in someone's jacket to warm him up and taken to a hospital to be evaluated. He is expected to recover. Meanwhile, Massachusetts officials called . out National Guard troops Tuesday to help with snow removal, noting that at . least seven roof collapses had been reported as a result of the . heavy accumulation. The head of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . defended the decision to shut Boston-area subways and rail . service as schools remained closed across much of the area. Some 500 National Guard troops were to deploy across eastern . Massachusetts to help clear the roughly 6 feet of . snow that has fallen in the past two weeks, Massachusetts . Governor Charlie Baker told reporters. 'We need to get the Commonwealth back to work and we need to . get our kids back to school,' Baker told reporters, adding that . his counterparts in New York and Vermont had agreed to lend . heavy equipment to help with snow removal. Baker also said he . had approved the purchase of two snow-melting machines capable . of melting 120 tons of snow per hour. Bracing for more snow: Another major storm could wallop Boston over the weekend, but meteorologists say it is still too early to tell . Snowed in: Traffic flows through snow-covered, bleak downtown Boston Tuesday . Call in the military: Massachusetts officials calledout National Guard troops Tuesday to help with snow removal . Heavy duty: National Guard trucks are loaded with snow following the most recent snowstorm to hit the Boston area February 10 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Weymouth and surrounding towns were impacted the most from the storm . Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker had approved the purchase of two snow-melting machines capable of melting 120 tons of snow per hour . The city's rail system will reopen on a limited schedule Wednesday, and public schools will hold classes, Boston Mayor . Marty Walsh told reporters. 'We've been informed that the MBTA will be operating . tomorrow on a limited schedule, as of right now,' Walsh said. And the region is now out of the woods yet when it comes to winter weather. After a brief respite Wednesday, forecasters say much of New England is on track to get more snow Thursday and into the Friday morning commute, with 3 inches expected in Boston and 6 or more south of the city. The Thursday weather system is also expected to impact New York City, Albany, Philadelphia, and Hartford, Connecticut. A much larger storm could dump appreciably higher amounts Sunday into Monday, but meteorologists said it was still too early to say how much. Beverly Scott, general manager of the MBTA, said she had no . choice Monday afternoon but to order all rail services shut . down, an announcement that came right before the evening rush . hour and a few hours before the 7pm shutdown. 'We do not control Mother Nature,' Scott told reporters, . visibly angry about criticism of her handling of the storm. The train system carries about 950,000 riders on a typical . weekday. Calm before the storm: After a brief respite Wednesday, forecasters say much of New England is on track to get more snow Thursday and into the Friday morning commute . It's snow joke! Three inches expected in Boston and six or more south of the city come Thursday . A National Guard soldier watches as trucks are loaded with snow following the most recent snowstorm to hit the Boston area . Some 500 National Guard troops were to deploy across easternMassachusetts to help clear the roughly 6 feet ofsnow that has fallen in the past two weeks . City at a standstill: Schools remained closed across much of the area, but classes were expected to resume Wednesday . Commuters expressed exasperation at Tuesday's shut-down, . intended to allow crews to clear snow from above-ground tracks . after three trains loaded with commuters were evacuated due to . snow-related troubles. 'I was surprised at the MBTA shutdown. You can't just shut . down the city,' Ariel Freiberg, 32, of Somerville, said as she . waited at the main train station for an Amtrak train to New . York. The Amtrak service was running at full capacity despite . the MBTA's shutdown. Heavy snow on tracks had caused trains to lose contact with . the electricity-carrying third rail across the system's 800 . miles  of tracks, prompting the shutdown, . Scott said. Forty-nine-year-old software engineer Steve Holmes . questioned the decision to shut the trains when the city is . struggling to clear roads before another expected snowstorm on . Thursday. 'They're asking people not to drive into Boston, yet they're . shutting down the trains. It doesn't make a lot of sense,' Holmes said. This has been the area's snowiest 30-day period on record. Much of eastern Massachusetts has received more than 6 feet of . snow so far this year, making for the ninth snowiest winter on . record. Shuttered: Boston-area subways and rail service were shut down Tuesday, but the system will reopen on a limited schedule Wednesday . No-fly zone: A JetBlue plane sits on the tarmac in the snow at Logan airport in Boston, Massachusetts February 10 . The roof of the Piano Mill sits partially collapsed into the music store's showroom from the weight of snow Tuesday after 29 inches of new snow fell in Rockland . The Rockland store is home to a rhinestone-covered grand piano once owned by Liberace. Store owner Rob Norris said it is unclear if the Liberace piano was damaged . Snowbank: A parking meter stands buried in a snow bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Tuesday . Aaron Bray, who came out to help clear snow around busy school routes at the request of the activist group Black Lives Matter Boston, shovels a sidewalk on Humboldt Avenue in Boston . At least seven roof collapses were blamed on the storm, . including a historic building in Hingham, Massachusetts, south . of Boston. Officials urged owners of buildings with flat roofs . to clear them of snow. 'These roofs are getting heavier and heavier,' Walsh said. 'You don't want a situation with your roof collapsing.' Walsh said that two school holidays later in the year had . been canceled to make up for lost days and that he was in . negotiation with the city's teachers' union to allow for any . additional snow days. The repeated snow days were taking a toll on parents. Kelsey . Wirth, 45, a climate change activist who works out of her home, . said she was running out of ideas to occupy her 8- and . 9-year-old daughters. 'Work never ends. Even if Boston shuts down, life goes on,' Wirth said. 'When I heard school was closed again, I said, "OK, . today is project day,"' referring to lining up chores for her . children.
The boy was playing on a snowbank when he slipped and fell through ice on Fort Point Channel in Boston .
Some 500 National Guard troops were to deploy across eastern Massachusetts to help clear the roughly 70 inches of snow that has fallen in past two weeks .
Boston-area subways and rail service were shut down Tuesday as schools remained closed .
City's rail system will reopen on a limited schedule Wednesday, and public schools will hold classes .
Forecasters say New England will get even more snow Thursday and into Friday, with 3 inches expected in Boston and at least 6 south of the city .
Thursday weather system is also expected to impact New York City, Albany, Philadelphia, and Hartford, Connecticut .
A boy had to be rescued Tuesday afternoon after falling into a Boston canal, as the city continued digging out from a trio of massive snowstorms. The child was playing on a snowbank with friends when he lost his footing and slid into the icy Fort Point Channel. Victor Moisescu, a waiter from Newton, was walking nearby when he heard children screaming for help. Moisescu called 911 and then jumped into action, sprinting through 50 yards of snow drifts to reach the end of a dock. Scroll down for videos . Dramatic rescue: A boy believed to be 10 years old slipped and fell though the ice on Fort Point Channel in Boston. This image taken by a passerby shows the moment Victor Moisescu pulled the child out of the frigid water . Accident: The boy was playing on a snowbank with friends when he lost his footing and slid into the . The boy was wrapped in someone's jacket to warm him up and taken to a hospital to be evaluated . Buried: This has been New England's snowiest 30-day period on record, burying Boston under more than 6 feet of snow . Digging out: People throughout Massachusetts, among them Boston resident Ann Laborte (left and right), continued clearing the 6 feet of snow that have been dumped on the region over the past two weeks . The Good Samartian was then able to pull the child, believed to be about 10 years out, out of the frigid water just a few minutes after he fell in, reported the station WBZ. The boy was wrapped in someone's jacket to warm him up and taken to a hospital to be evaluated. He is expected to recover. Meanwhile, Massachusetts officials called . out National Guard troops Tuesday to help with snow removal, noting that at . least seven roof collapses had been reported as a result of the . heavy accumulation. The head of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority . defended the decision to shut Boston-area subways and rail . service as schools remained closed across much of the area. Some 500 National Guard troops were to deploy across eastern . Massachusetts to help clear the roughly 6 feet of . snow that has fallen in the past two weeks, Massachusetts . Governor Charlie Baker told reporters. 'We need to get the Commonwealth back to work and we need to . get our kids back to school,' Baker told reporters, adding that . his counterparts in New York and Vermont had agreed to lend . heavy equipment to help with snow removal. Baker also said he . had approved the purchase of two snow-melting machines capable . of melting 120 tons of snow per hour. Bracing for more snow: Another major storm could wallop Boston over the weekend, but meteorologists say it is still too early to tell . Snowed in: Traffic flows through snow-covered, bleak downtown Boston Tuesday . Call in the military: Massachusetts officials calledout National Guard troops Tuesday to help with snow removal . Heavy duty: National Guard trucks are loaded with snow following the most recent snowstorm to hit the Boston area February 10 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Weymouth and surrounding towns were impacted the most from the storm . Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker had approved the purchase of two snow-melting machines capable of melting 120 tons of snow per hour . The city's rail system will reopen on a limited schedule Wednesday, and public schools will hold classes, Boston Mayor . Marty Walsh told reporters. 'We've been informed that the MBTA will be operating . tomorrow on a limited schedule, as of right now,' Walsh said. And the region is now out of the woods yet when it comes to winter weather. After a brief respite Wednesday, forecasters say much of New England is on track to get more snow Thursday and into the Friday morning commute, with 3 inches expected in Boston and 6 or more south of the city. The Thursday weather system is also expected to impact New York City, Albany, Philadelphia, and Hartford, Connecticut. A much larger storm could dump appreciably higher amounts Sunday into Monday, but meteorologists said it was still too early to say how much. Beverly Scott, general manager of the MBTA, said she had no . choice Monday afternoon but to order all rail services shut . down, an announcement that came right before the evening rush . hour and a few hours before the 7pm shutdown. 'We do not control Mother Nature,' Scott told reporters, . visibly angry about criticism of her handling of the storm. The train system carries about 950,000 riders on a typical . weekday. Calm before the storm: After a brief respite Wednesday, forecasters say much of New England is on track to get more snow Thursday and into the Friday morning commute . It's snow joke! Three inches expected in Boston and six or more south of the city come Thursday . A National Guard soldier watches as trucks are loaded with snow following the most recent snowstorm to hit the Boston area . Some 500 National Guard troops were to deploy across easternMassachusetts to help clear the roughly 6 feet ofsnow that has fallen in the past two weeks . City at a standstill: Schools remained closed across much of the area, but classes were expected to resume Wednesday . Commuters expressed exasperation at Tuesday's shut-down, . intended to allow crews to clear snow from above-ground tracks . after three trains loaded with commuters were evacuated due to . snow-related troubles. 'I was surprised at the MBTA shutdown. You can't just shut . down the city,' Ariel Freiberg, 32, of Somerville, said as she . waited at the main train station for an Amtrak train to New . York. The Amtrak service was running at full capacity despite . the MBTA's shutdown. Heavy snow on tracks had caused trains to lose contact with . the electricity-carrying third rail across the system's 800 . miles  of tracks, prompting the shutdown, . Scott said. Forty-nine-year-old software engineer Steve Holmes . questioned the decision to shut the trains when the city is . struggling to clear roads before another expected snowstorm on . Thursday. 'They're asking people not to drive into Boston, yet they're . shutting down the trains. It doesn't make a lot of sense,' Holmes said. This has been the area's snowiest 30-day period on record. Much of eastern Massachusetts has received more than 6 feet of . snow so far this year, making for the ninth snowiest winter on . record. Shuttered: Boston-area subways and rail service were shut down Tuesday, but the system will reopen on a limited schedule Wednesday . No-fly zone: A JetBlue plane sits on the tarmac in the snow at Logan airport in Boston, Massachusetts February 10 . The roof of the Piano Mill sits partially collapsed into the music store's showroom from the weight of snow Tuesday after 29 inches of new snow fell in Rockland . The Rockland store is home to a rhinestone-covered grand piano once owned by Liberace. Store owner Rob Norris said it is unclear if the Liberace piano was damaged . Snowbank: A parking meter stands buried in a snow bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Tuesday . Aaron Bray, who came out to help clear snow around busy school routes at the request of the activist group Black Lives Matter Boston, shovels a sidewalk on Humboldt Avenue in Boston . At least seven roof collapses were blamed on the storm, . including a historic building in Hingham, Massachusetts, south . of Boston. Officials urged owners of buildings with flat roofs . to clear them of snow. 'These roofs are getting heavier and heavier,' Walsh said. 'You don't want a situation with your roof collapsing.' Walsh said that two school holidays later in the year had . been canceled to make up for lost days and that he was in . negotiation with the city's teachers' union to allow for any . additional snow days. The repeated snow days were taking a toll on parents. Kelsey . Wirth, 45, a climate change activist who works out of her home, . said she was running out of ideas to occupy her 8- and . 9-year-old daughters. 'Work never ends. Even if Boston shuts down, life goes on,' Wirth said. 'When I heard school was closed again, I said, "OK, . today is project day,"' referring to lining up chores for her . children.
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