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6 Hospitalized Including Responders In Dramatic Icy Pond Rescue In CT: Officials 6 Hospitalized Including Responders In Dramatic Icy Pond Rescue In CT: Officials
6 Hospitalized Including Responders In Dramatic Icy Pond Rescue In CT: Officials Manchester firefighters pulled off a dramatic cold-water rescue Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 31, after an adult and two young children fell through the ice on a pond. The incident occurred at 2:11 p.m. behind 218 Hackmatack Street, according to the Manchester Fire Department. The shift commander arrived at 2:15 p.m. Crews found three victims—one adult and two children—trapped in icy water approximately 35 feet from the shore in a pond roughly six feet deep, the fire department said. Manchester Fire responded with a five-company cold-water rescue team and managed to pull all three victims t…

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by Cecilia Levine