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Teens rescued from icy pond at Jefferson County fairgrounds
['Candice Stilwell']
The Bulletin
Two teenagers were rescued from an icy pond Wednesday at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, rescue crews got to work about 5:15 p.m. to assist the boys, one 16 and the other 15 years old, who had fallen through thin ice at the Jefferson County fishing pond.
A 911 call first reported the two teens had fallen through and were submerged in the pond, unable to get out.
Due to unstable ice less than 2 inches thick, there were “significant rescue hazards,” according to the sheriff’s office.
The teenagers were treated on-scene for symptoms consistent with hypothermia and were taken to a local hospital for evaluation and medical care.