The man had been planning to ice fish, police said. Officials did not publicly announce whether he was transported to the hospital for treatment.
Police and fire officials responded to a reports of a drowning in progress around 2 p.m. The caller told dispatch that they saw a man in the pond “struggling to stay above water,” the statement said.Police said he told them that he had driven his vehicle toward the pond and gotten out to test the thickness of the ice.
Then, the ice gave way, and he fell into the pond, the statement said.The man had been planning to ice fish, police said. Officials did not publicly announce whether he was transported to the hospital for treatment.“Even during brief cold snaps, freezing conditions rarely last long enough for ponds or lakes to form thick, stable ice,” the statement said. “Sun exposure and rapid warm-ups further weaken ice, making it extremely dangerous.”Elissa Jorgensen is a breaking news reporter at The Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of Texas State University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in English and master's degree in mass communication. Elissa previously reported for the Houston Chronicle and Texas Community Health News.
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