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DOWN AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN ON TUESDAY. MORE ON THAT COMING UP. THANK YOU MIKE. NEW TODAY. TWO LITTLE BOYS, AN EIGHT YEAR OLD AND A NINE YEAR OLD BOTH DROWNED IN A CREEK SATURDAY NIGHT. WE JUST LEARNED THIS. OHP SAYS IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER SEVEN IN OSAGE COUNTY. THIS WAS NEAR AVON AND TUCKER. TUCKER CREEK, OSAGE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY WERE PLAYING IN THE ICY CREEK. AND DEPUTIES SAY FIRST RESPONDERS FOUND THE FIRST BOY TRIED TO SAVE HIS LIFE. THEN HE DIED AT THE SCENE, A RESCUE BOAT DRONES, A DIVE TEAM AND GROUND CREWS, ALL TRYING TO FIND THAT SECOND BOY. BUT WHEN THEY DID, THEY FOUND
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Two children, ages 8 and 9, die after falling through ice in Oklahoma
The Osage County Sheriff’s Office reported the deaths of two boys, ages 8 and 9, after they fell through ice on a creek Saturday
A sheriff’s office in Oklahoma reported the deaths of two boys, ages 8 and 9, after they fell through ice on a creek over the weekend.See the report in the video aboveOsage County Sheriff’s Office officials said they were notified just before 7:15 p.m. Saturday that residents and first responders located the first victim near the bank of Bird Creek in Avant, according to a news release.The victim was removed from the water, and life-saving measures were attempted, but were unsuccessful.Emergency responders then “quickly intensified for the second juvenile,” with crews responding to an area of broken ice on the creek.”Dozens of emergency personnel worked for several hours utilizing ground teams, aerial drones, a specialized rescue boat, and dive teams. At approximately 11:30 p.m., the second victim was located and recovered,” officials said in the news release.”The Osage County Sheriff’s Office extends its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to the entire Avant community during this unimaginable loss. Incidents involving children are among the most difficult situations first responders face, and this tragedy has deeply impacted everyone involved,” officials said.Officials said as winter conditions remain, residents should avoid “walking, playing, or operating vehicles on frozen bodies of water,” and that situations involving ice can be unpredictable and “extremely dangerous” even if it appears the ice is solid.
A sheriff’s office in Oklahoma reported the deaths of two boys, ages 8 and 9, after they fell through ice on a creek over the weekend.
See the report in the video above
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Osage County Sheriff’s Office officials said they were notified just before 7:15 p.m. Saturday that residents and first responders located the first victim near the bank of Bird Creek in Avant, according to a news release.
The victim was removed from the water, and life-saving measures were attempted, but were unsuccessful.
Emergency responders then “quickly intensified for the second juvenile,” with crews responding to an area of broken ice on the creek.
“Dozens of emergency personnel worked for several hours utilizing ground teams, aerial drones, a specialized rescue boat, and dive teams. At approximately 11:30 p.m., the second victim was located and recovered,” officials said in the news release.
“The Osage County Sheriff’s Office extends its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to the entire Avant community during this unimaginable loss. Incidents involving children are among the most difficult situations first responders face, and this tragedy has deeply impacted everyone involved,” officials said.
Officials said as winter conditions remain, residents should avoid “walking, playing, or operating vehicles on frozen bodies of water,” and that situations involving ice can be unpredictable and “extremely dangerous” even if it appears the ice is solid.
