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Boy, six, dies following ice fall Boy, six, dies following ice fall
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A boy of six has died after falling through ice into water near Pontefract in West Yorkshire on Saturday. A six-year-old boy has died after falling through ice into a fishing pond near Pontefract on Saturday.
It is believed he had been playing on ice in Streethouse with a boy, aged 12, when it cracked, police said. The child and another boy, aged 12, had been on the ice near Red Lane in Streethouse when it cracked, sending them both into the water below.
The 12-year-old was pulled out of the water by a firefighter, but the six-year-old boy had to be recovered by police divers. The older boy was pulled from the pond, but the six-year-old had to be recovered by fire service divers.
He was taken by air ambulance to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, but was pronounced dead at 1905GMT. He was airlifted to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, but was pronounced dead at 1905 GMT.
The 12-year-old was taken to the same hospital where he is believed to be well but suffering from the effects of the cold water.
Local residents tried to reach the boys after another child raised the alarm at about 1420 GMT.
People were jumping on the ice, trying to break it and get through David Powell
David Powell, whose eight-year-old son had been at the pond when the ice broke, said: "When we arrived I didn't know there were two boys.
"I could see one holding on to something above the surface of the water and my thought was relief that he was OK.
"Then I realised there was a second boy. People were obviously trying to get him out, with tree branches and jumpers tied together.
"People were jumping on the ice, trying to break it and get through but it was really thick. Once you got under there would be no way you could get back."
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service sent 35 rescuers to the scene where they found the 12-year-old clinging to a block of ice on the surface.
He was pulled from the water while six officers in diving gear waded into the pond to reach the younger boy.
Police continued to patrol the area around the pond overnight.