Two schoolchildren rescued after falling through ice in Balykchi

Two teenagers were skating on a pond and fell through the ice in Balykchi. Four rescuers worked at the scene. The press center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan reported.

«Rescue operations were carried out jointly with police officers and local residents. They broke through the ice in a half-frozen pond and, using rescue equipment, pulled out the schoolchildren. They were provided with the first aid and handed over to doctors. The teenagers are in stable condition, they are under the supervision of doctors in the hospital,» the ministry said.