Boy dies after going underwater in Bloomington pond; man rescued

A boy is dead after going underwater in a Bloomington, Minnesota, pond on Saturday afternoon, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office.

The county’s Water Patrol Unit was near the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis at 1:23 p.m. after recovering a body from the Mississippi River when they were called to Bass Pond for a report of two people in the water, officials said.

The Bloomington Fire Department was able to rescue a man who was hanging onto ice in the water, but couldn’t find the boy, who the sheriff’s office said had gone underwater…

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