5-Year-Old Girl and Her Grandfather Die After Their Rugged Off-Road Vehicle Falls Through Icy Pond: ‘Devastating’

The two victims were pulled from the pond in Michigan and transported to a hospital, where they died from their injuries on Jan. 21

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  • Eric Miles, 50, and granddaughter Ronnie Miles, 5, died after falling through the ice on a pond in Michigan on Jan. 21
  • The pair were riding in a rugged off-road vehicle when it fell through the ice in Westphalia Township, according to police
  • The victims succumbed from their injuries in the hospital

A 5-year-old girl and her 50-year-old grandfather have died after falling through an icy pond in Michigan.

Deputies were alerted that two people “fell through the ice on a pond” while riding in a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV), a rugged off-road vehicle, along Clinton Road in the Westphalia Township at around 5:20 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Jan. 21, the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) said in a news release on Facebook.

“Initial investigation revealed that a UTV occupied by two Portland area individuals broke through the ice on a private pond,” said the CCSO…

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