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Man and child in critical condition after falling through a frozen pond in Clinton County

A 50-year-old man and five-year-old girl are in critical condition after authorities responded to a call of two people falling through an icy pond in Westphalia Township
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MAN AND CHILD FALL THROUGH ICE

A 50-year old man and a five-year-old girl are in critical condition after the pair were pulled out of a frozen pond in Clinton County.

Dispatchers received a call around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday about a man and child who fell through a pond on a private property in Westphalia Township.

The Westphalia Township Fire Department arrived and found the pair on a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) in the water and pulled the two out.

A sergeant with the Clinton County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Fox 47 News that the man and child were transported to the University of Michigan Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. He said both are from Portland and were listed in critical condition as of 9 p.m.

Investigators are expected to release more information Thursday morning. Westphalia Township Firefighters were assisted by Portland Police, DeWitt Township Police and Clinton Couny Sheriff's Office.

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