The Brief
- A man and a boy fell through the ice on Bass Pond in Bloomington near the Minnesota River Saturday afternoon.
- The man was rescued by first responders, but the boy was not immediately found.
- The boy’s body was found about two hours later in about eight feet of water.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) – A boy’s body was found in a Bloomington pond after he and a man fell through the ice Saturday.
Boy’s body recovered after falling through ice
What we know:
According to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, just before 1:30 p.m., the Water Patrol Unit responded to reports that two people had fallen into the water on Bass Pond in Bloomington.
One man and a boy had fallen through the ice at the pond, which is located near the Minnesota River. The Bloomington Fire Department was able to rescue the man, who was clinging to the ice, but was not able to locate the boy. …