“They were up to their waist, kind of floating,” he said. “They did suffer some effects of hypothermia. They were in the water, from accounts, approximately 15 to 20 minutes.”
When fire crews arrived, bystanders and Xenia police were attempted to rescue them. The pond, which was on private property, was in an area thick with brush, which made it difficult to reach, Beegle said.
Rescuers from Xenia Twp. and the Xenia Fire Division used ropes to help the teens get out of the freezing water.
FIRST REPORT
As many as two people who went through the ice at a pond this afternoon in Xenia are headed to a local hospital for evaluation.
Rescuers were called shortly after 4 p.m. to the 100 block of Massie Drive.
According to initial reports, a 14-year-old boy was pulled out, and at least one other teenager also went in the water.
We are on the way and will update this report.
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