The 11-year-old girl fell through the ice while trying to help a 12-year-old boy who plunged in before her at Washington Park Lake in Albany.
ALBANY, N.Y. — An 11-year-old girl who fell through the ice while trying to help a 12-year-old boy who plunged in before her over the weekend has also died, authorities said Tuesday.
The two children were at Washington Park Lake in Albany at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday when the boy tried to walk across the frozen lake and fell through the ice, Albany police said in a news release.Public safety officials look for a body in the Washington Park Lake on Saturday.Albany police officers and firefighters responded and rescued the girl, who was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital in critical condition. On Tuesday, police said the girl had died from her injuries.
Whether you give once or many more times, we appreciate your contribution to keeping our journalism free for all.. We view our mission to provide free, fair news as critically important in this crucial moment, and we can't do it without you. Whether you give just one more time or sign up again to contribute regularly, we appreciate you playing a part in keeping our journalism free for all.Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan said it was surprising that the children made it as far as they did, given how thin the ice was.
“It’s just a reminder of how fragile life can be and how important it is that we ensure that our children know and that everyone in our community knows that venturing out onto the ice is not a safe thing to do on any of the bodies of water here,”By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Lake Superior's lake trout population fully restoredThe decline happened in the mid-1900s due to overfishing and non-native, predatory sea lampreys
Read more »
Edmonton woman arrested in connection with child’s death at Wabamun LakeThe girl died on Oct. 13 at Moonlight Bay on Wabamun Lake.
Read more »
Kari Lake Settles Legal Matter After Losing Second Straight ElectionRon Dicker is a general assignment reporter at HuffPost. He has covered sports, entertainment and many other beats in his journalism career, and has lived in New York City for more than 20 years.
Read more »
Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 touristsPolice say a “number of people” have been detained in the case but that no charges have yet been filed.
Read more »
Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 touristsA second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning of foreign tourists to six.
Read more »
Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 touristsA second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning of foreign tourists to six.
Read more »