Melrose Seventh-Grader Pulled From Icy Waters By Other Students

MELROSE, MA — A Melrose seventh-grade student is OK after falling through thinning ice at Ell Pond. The student was rescued by two fellow seventh-graders, while another called 911, according to a school release.

Police responded to a 911 call at about 7:40 a.m. of someone who had fallen through the ice near Tremont St. They arrived to find four students, two boys and two girls, who had been walking to school before taking a detour on the ice.

The boy apparently went onto the ice before falling in shallow water that went up to his chest, the Mayor's office said. A boy and girl pulled him out of the water while another girl called 911.

The boy went to Melrose-Wakefield, but appears to be OK.

Parents are encouraged to tell their children of the dangers of walking on ice in the ponds around Melrose. The Mayor's office asks people to stay off the ice at Mount Hood, Swains Pond, and Ell Pond as temperatures begin to warm.

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