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UPDATE: One of two children rescued from pond in Schuylkill County has died

There's no word on how the boys ended up in the water, but there was a thin layer of ice on top of the pond.

ORWIGSBURG, Pa. — UPDATE:

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Original story:

A little boy has died after being pulled from a frozen pond Wednesday in Schuylkill County.

According to state police, two brothers, ages 4 and 5, fell into a frozen pond Wednesday evening. 

It happened at a home on Morlino Road in West Brunswick Township, near Orwigsburg.

Troopers said the mother was able to pull the 4-year-old boy out of the pond but could not find the 5-year-old boy.

The Schuylkill Haven dive team was called and found him under the water.

The 5 year old child was taken to a hospital where he died Wednesday night.

The 4-year-old boy was taken to a hospital in Delaware. There is no word on his condition.

State police are handling the investigation.

Credit: WNEP

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