Woman, 75, Dies After Falling Through Icy Pond In Oakland Co.: Sheriff

MILFORD, MI — An elderly woman died Thursday after falling through an icy pond in Milford Township, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.

Officers were called to the pond in Hubbell Pond Park at 1:40 p.m. to help a dog that was stuck on the ice, according to the sheriff's office.

After rescuing the dog, officers spotted several personal items near the ice's edge, according to the sheriff's office.

Milford officers and dive teams from the Livingston County Sheriff's Office, the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office and the Van Buren Township Police Department began searching the pond, according to the sheriff's office.

While searching the pond, officials found a coat in the pond near the surface, roughly 250 feet from the edge of the ice, according to the sheriff's office.

Divers then pulled the 75-year-old woman from the water and took her to the shore, where officials began life-saving measures, according to the sheriff's office.

The elderly woman was then taken to Detroit Medical Center Huron Valley – Sinai Hospital, where she died, according to the sheriff's office.

After the incident, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard reminded the public to be extra careful around frozen bodies of water.

"Given the temperature fluctuations recently, we urge the community to assume all ice is not safe for pedestrian or vehicular traffic," Bouchard said in a statement. "If an animal goes through the ice, do not attempt to go out and save them as you can become a victim, as well. That’s the moment you should give us a call."

No further information was released.