Authorities: Teens die after falling through ice into ponds
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Two teenage boys have died in separate incidents after they fell through the ice on ponds in central New Jersey.
In East Brunswick, three teenagers fell into a pond behind police headquarters Wednesday. Two of the boys got themselves out and called 911, and several officers ran out to the pond and formed a human chain in attempts to reach the stuck 13-year-old. But he later died at a hospital.
The other incident occurred Wednesday night, when two boys fell through the ice of a pond at a park in Carteret. One got himself out, but the other was trapped and later died.
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