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Boy, 8, Rescued From Icy Plunge Into Pond

November 20, 2011 10:59 PM
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Reporting Jamie Yuccas

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OAK GROVE, Minn. (WCCO) — An 8-year-old boy and his siblings ventured out onto a thin coating of ice in Oak Grove when he plunged in.

He’ll be OK but deputies say the incident is enough to issue a warning to stay off the ice.

“Stay off the ice. It’s only been cold a couple of days now. The lakes aren’t even frozen, some of the ponds, the smaller bodies of water, are starting to get a covering of ice on them, but it’s not safe,” said Anoka County Deputy Tim Sink.

Jaydin Bollmann and his siblings learned that lesson the hard way when they decided to move from the snow to the ice.

“We were bored and the snow was melting,” said Spencer Fairbanks, Jaydin’s brother. “I told him to run back cause I could hear it cracking.”

Jaydin fell in and the water was up to his chest. That’s when Jaydin’s sister, Kaia Bollmann, ran back for their father, Brent Bollman.

“When I got there he was standing in the middle of the pond, about chest-high in water, hanging on to the ice,” said Brent.

Spencer yelled for a neighbor, who first brought a 2×4 piece of wood. When Jaydin couldn’t hold onto that, they grabbed a leash.

Jaydin spent about 15 minutes in chest-deep water. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids around 4 p.m. and was released around 8 p.m.

Jaydin’s mother says he’s doing OK, just shaken up.

The DNR recommends four inches of clear ice before walking on any body of water. The Anoka Sheriff’s Office said lakes are far from that at this time.

Deputies warn ice is never safe, but if you plan to go out later this winter, carry ice picks and a rope to make sure you can get out, if you fall in.

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  • Parents Pay Attention

    Lucky little boy. There were 3 brothers that died in Oak Grove about 10 years ago because of going out on thin ice.
    Parents you need to teach your children about the dangers of ice!!

  • Barely got ice up North

    Kids need to listen to their parents about the dangers of thin ice!
    Parent’s talk and some kids seem to know better!
    Come on kids! It isn’t safe!

  • http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/11/21/boy-rescued-from-plunge-into-icy-pond/ Boy Rescued From Plunge Into Icy Pond « CBS Minnesota

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  • Allison

    The problem is that plenty of parents don’t teach their kids the dangers. You said it correctly: SOME kids seem to know better. Those are the kids whose parents are talking!

  • Dee

    When I was about 5 years old my brother (7) and his friend (8) convinced me (because I was the lightest) to go out on to the ice to see if it was ready for skating. I fell in and the water was up to my waist. Fortunately, the ice broke there – if I had gotten much further out, I wouldn’t have survived. Anyway, because the ice had all been broken, I was able to scramble out. But my brother and his friend had to carry me home. I felt paralyzed (of course I wasn’t) because the water was so cold.

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