A 12-year-old boy is dead and an 11-year-old girl is in critical condition after they fell through ice at a park Saturday in Albany, New York.
Albany police were called to Washington Square Park about 4:35 p.m. for reports that multiple juveniles had fallen through the ice near the park’s lake house.
Officials located the girl, who was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital, where she is in critical condition, police said.
The New York State Police underwater recovery team conducted found the boy’s body several hours later.
Albany police believe he fell through the ice while he was trying to walk toward the lake house. Police think the girl tried to help him but also fell through the ice.
Police have not released their names because of their ages.
Both children were students at North Albany Middle School, the Albany City School District said.
“Our hearts go out to the families of these students at this incredibly difficult time," Superintendent Joseph Hochreiter said in a statement. "This is a terrible tragedy and we are grieving as a school community.”
