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7 Teens Rescued After Falling Through Ice in Central Park, FDNY Says

By Alexandra Leon | February 20, 2017 7:06pm | Updated on February 21, 2017 7:35am
 Seven teens were rescued after falling through ice in a Central Park pond, according to fire officials.
Seven teens were rescued after falling through ice in a Central Park pond, according to fire officials.
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MIDTOWN — Seven teenagers were rescued after falling through ice in a Central Park pond Monday evening, officials said.

The teens, all about 15 or 16 years old, fell into the water near Sixth Avenue and Central Park South just before 6 p.m., according to the FDNY and the NYPD.

"When FDNY members arrived on scene, there were approximately seven people coming out of the water. EMS units rendered first aid and our Rescue units put three divers in the water for about an hour to search the area," The FDNY wrote on its Facebook page.

"Conditions were very murky, they didn't have a lot of visibility down there. They were working off of a 50 ft rope so they did cover a lot of area," FDNY Deputy Chief John Schof said. "With this thaw that we've had, going out onto the ice is not a good idea."

Six of the seven patients were treated for hypothermia.