Brockton Teen Nearly Drowned Tuesday at Houghton's Pond

A Department of Recreation and Conservation Ranger saved a Brockton teen from drowning, yesterday evening at Houghton's Pond.

According to the Milton Fire Department's report a 17-year-old male was pulled from the water around 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday. Once they arrived on the scene, the Fire Department gave the boy oxygen before he was transported by Fallon to Milton Hospital.

The beach, which will have on-duty lifeguards beginning this weekend was unsupervised at the time. According to DCR spokeswoman Catherine Williams rangers were in the area and noticed a fatiguing swimmer.

Ranger Steve MacKay entered the water and extracted the swimmer on a rescue board.

"It was a good outcome. We didn't have a fatality," said Williams who added the incident is a reminder for swimmers to be cautious, especially early in the season before lifeguards are assigned.