5 Taken To Local Hospitals After Pond Rescue In Manchester On New Year's: Fire Department

MANCHESTER, CT — An adult, two young children, and three first responders were treated at local hospitals on New Year's Eve after a pond rescue in Manchester, fire department officials said Wednesday.

The three fell into the frigid quarter-acre pond about 200 yards off Hackmack Street just after 2 p.m., and they were about 35 feet offshore in the six-foot deep water when police and the firefighters arrived, according to officials.

The Manchester Fire Department responded with a five-company, cold water rescue assignment team and they rescued all three within around 10 minutes, officials said.

Two of the three were taken to local hospitals, and cared for by fire department paramedics while the third was taken to a local hospital by Ambulance Service of Manchester, according to officials.

All three had non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

One firefighter and two police officers were also taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries for exposure-related concerns, according to officials.