Carteret: Teen dies after falling though icy pond – My Central Jersey

CARTERET – A teen who fell through the ice of a pond at Carteret Park Wednesday night has died, police said  

Carteret Police Capt. Michael Dammann said the police department received notification from the Essex County Medical Examiner’s Office at about 6 a.m. Thursday. 

The teen is the second to die after falling through ice on Wednesday and the third teen in Middlesex County to die in less than 24 hours. A 13-year-old boy died Wednesday night after falling through ice at a pond in East Brunswick. In addition a child, who News 12 has identified as a teen girl, died in an Edison house fire Wednesday afternoon.  

READ: 13-year-old boy dies after falling through East Brunswick ice-covered pond

Before the teen in Carteret died, Mayor Dan Reiman had asked on social media for the community to join him in “praying for David and his family.”

Around 7:12 p.m. the teen and another fell through the ice. One teen was able to rescue himself, and emergency service personnel made several unsuccessful attempts to rescue the other teen before water rescue crews were able to remove him from the water and transport him to the hospital.

EARLIER: Teen recovered from icy Carteret pond, taken to hospital

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