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Crews rescue 11-year-old boy on ice in Tipp City sledding mishap

TIPP CITY — UPDATE @ 2:40 p.m.

Crews rescued an 11-year-old boy who became stranded in an ice-covered pond after sledding down a steep hill.

A Tipp City police officer crossed the ice to reach the boy and get him to shore. From there, firefighters and EMS used ropes to pull him up a steep embankment, the Troy Daily News reported.

The incident was reported around 11:15 a.m. in the 200 block of South First Street.

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A medical helicopter took the boy to Dayton Children’s Hospital, where his condition was not known.

FIRST REPORT

CareFlight was requested to the scene of a sledding accident involving an 11-year-old in Tipp City Saturday morning.

The incident occurred in the 200 block of South First Street around 11:15 a.m., per initial reports.

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