CLINTON COUNTY, Mich. — A 50-year-old man and 5-year-old girl died after their UTV broke through ice on a private pond in Clinton County Wednesday evening, according to the Clinton County Sheriff's Office.
- A 50-year-old man and a 5-year-old girl died after a UTV broke through the ice on a private pond in Clinton County.
- Deputies say both victims were pulled from the water and taken to the hospital, where they later died.
- The incident remains under investigation as a local school district closed Thursday to mourn the loss.
WATCH: Man, girl die after UTV breaks through ice in Clinton County
Clinton County deputies responded to the 9000 block of Clintonia Road in Westphalia Township around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday after receiving reports of a UTV that had fallen through the ice, according to the sheriff's office.
Investigators say the UTV was carrying two people when it broke through the ice on the private pond. Both victims were pulled from the water and transported to University of Michigan Sparrow Hospital, where they later died.
Authorities identified the victims as 50-year-old Eric Miles from Portland and a 5-year-old girl.
The nearby Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools closed Thursday to allow the district to mourn the loss of the two people who died in the incident, the district's superintendent said.
The incident remains under investigation by Clinton County authorities.
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