Newport police said Tuesday that a 3-year-old was hospitalized after falling through the ice while two adults and a child were in a side-by-side recreational vehicle on Memphremagog Lake in northern Vermont.
By the time police responded Saturday evening, four people had gotten out of the water and three officers were pulling a sled carrying a man who was performing chest compressions on a 3-year-old boy, police said in a statement. He said he ran.
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Officers pulled the sled to shore while the man continued to perform chest compressions. Rescuers met them at the beach, rescued the child, and took him to North Country Hospital.
A 3-year-old child fell through the ice on Lake Memphremagog in northern Vermont. Two other adults and a child were also killed. (Fox News)
Police said the other three people appeared to be suffering from hypothermia and were extremely exhausted. They were also taken to the hospital. The Newport Police Chief did not immediately respond to an email Tuesday seeking comment on their condition.
A fundraising page for the child’s parents says the child is being treated at the University of Vermont Medical Center and has a long road to recovery.
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Climate warming has caused lake ice to become thinner in some parts of the country, and winters have become milder in some areas due to the El Niño phenomenon.
