Watch CBS News

Fire Department Issues Warning After Boy Falls Through Ice In Crown Point Pond

CROWN POINT, Ind. (CBS) -- If you don't know, don't go – that's the message from the fire department in Crown Point, Indiana after a boy fell through an icy pond this weekend.If you don't know, don't go – that's the message from the fire department in Crown Point, Indiana after a boy fell through an icy pond this weekend.

The ice on the pond was dangerously thin when the 11-year-old boy fell through it on Saturday.

"He was rescued and he's doing fine, but we wanted to take this opportunity to remind everybody – the ice is too thin to be walking on right now," said Crown Point Assistant Fire Chief Mark Baumgardner.

Firefighters said the ice was just two inches thick – way too think to walk on.

Thankfully, some of the boy's friends were able to grab a broom and pull him out of the frigid water.

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.