Manchester Firefighters, Cops, Treated For Exposure In Kids Ice Rescue

MANCHESTER, CT — It was a close call on New Year's Eve for not only three people who fell through some ice on a pond in Manchester, but for rescuers.

At 2:11 p.m. in Dec. 31, a Manchester fire crew, along with Manchester police, responded to the rear of a home on the 200 block of Hackmatack Street after receiving a call about "multiple parties" who had fallen through some ice, fire officials said.

Responders located one adult and two young children that had fallen through a patch of ice and were in need of "immediate rescue," fire officials said. Authorities said the pond was approximately a quarter-acre in size and located approximately 200 yards from the street. All three victims were located approximately 35 ft from shore in water approximately 6 feet deep, authorities said.

A cold-water rescue crew was able to rescue all three victims within approximately 10 minutes. All victims were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, fire officials said. One firefighter and two police officers were also transported to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries for exposure related concerns, officials said.