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Juvenile male falls through ice on pond at Mercy Park
Good Samaritan, JPD officer assist in resucue
A child fell through the ice on a pond at Mercy Park in Joplin yesterday evening
A Good Samaritan jumped – still unidentified – jumped in to pull the boy – who is about 12 years old.
A Joplin Police officer also took part in the rescue.
The boy was reportedly treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say you should never walk out on the ice in the Joplin area because it’s too thin to support your weight.