Crime & Safety

Unresponsive Juvenile Male Pulled From Pond In Andover, Police Say

The unresponsive juvenile male was taken by helicopter to a Boston hospital for treatment, according to police.

ANDOVER, MA — Crews pulled an unresponsive juvenile male from a pond in Andover on Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

Police and firefighters responded to a call reporting an unresponsive person submerged in Field Pond, located at Harold Parker State Forest.

First responders arrived at the shoreline at 4:31 p.m. to find several male juveniles on the opposite shoreline yelling to them to direct them toward where the juvenile male was last seen before going under water.

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First responders then entered the water using a paddle board and personal flotation devices.

They were able to find the juvenile male about 25 feet from the shore, where he was submerged in about 10 to 12 feet of water.

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First responders pulled him from the water, placed him on the paddle board and immediately began life-saving measures.

They brought him back to shore, where they were met by more first responders.

Paramedics took him to Lawrence General Hospital. He was then taken via a medflight helicopter to a Boston hospital for further treatment.

The incident remains under investigation.

Police did not release any further information about the juvenile male's condition.

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