Updated, 2:56 p.m. | Two people were rescued from the frigid water of the pond in Central Park after falling through the ice around 2 p.m. Tuesday, the Fire Department said. A firefighter in a wet suit entered the pond, in the southeast corner of the park near 59th Street and Fifth Avenue, and helped pull them to safety.
The firefighter and another first responder, possibly a police officer, were being evaluated at the scene, officials said. Fire officials initially said that three people had fallen into the pond, but later amended that to two.
The people who were rescued were taken to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Ceter in stable condition, a fire official said. No further information was immediately available about them.
