(FORT WAYNE) – Two children fell through some ice over the weekend in Northern Indiana.
The Indiana Conservation Department says at 12:25 PM Sunday, the Allen County Sheriff’s Department received a call regarding an incident in the area of 1197 Mayrock Drive in Fort Wayne.
Two friends, a 9 year old and an 8 year old, were playing near a neighborhood pond when the 9 year old fell through the ice. The 8 year old attempted to help the 9 year old but also fell through the ice. The 8 year old was able to rescue himself and then get help from the 9 year old’s father, 39 year old Kareem Bordley, who was not able to find his son in the chest deep water.
The Fort Wayne Fire Department divers arrived and pulled the child from the water at 1 PM.
The 9 year old was taken to a Fort Wayne Hospital and is listed in critical condition.
No other information is being released at this time.
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