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Two fall through ice in Central Park

Two teens were rescued from an icy pond

Photo credit: Meredith Galante | Two teens were rescued from an icy pond in Central Park. (Feb. 5, 2013)

Two young men plunged through the ice on a Central Park pond Tuesday, setting off a dicey rescue mission that caused a firefighter and police officer to also fall into frigid waters, officials said.

Shortly after 2 p.m., the unidentified duo, ages 19 and 20 and both from the Bronx, were standing in the center of the pond near Sixth Avenue and 59th Street when the ice broke.

One man pulled...

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