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2 little boys ID'd by medical examiner after falling in frozen Palatine pond

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Updated  November 24, 2022 8:52am PST
Illinois
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Two young brothers are dead after falling in an icy suburban pond

The Cook County Medical Examiner identified the 4-year-old and 6-year-old that died after falling into an icy pond in Palatine Wednesday.

PALATINE, Ill. - Two boys have been pronounced dead after being rescued from an icy pond in Palatine Wednesday afternoon.

At about 3:31 p.m., Palatine police and fire officials responded to the 800 block of West Panorama Drive for a report of a group of juveniles who fell into a pond.

When authorities arrived, they pulled a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old boy from the water.

The boys were taken to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights. 

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The 4-year-old was transferred to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge and was pronounced dead at 11:43 p.m. 

The 6-year-old was transferred to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and was pronounced dead at 3:54 a.m. on Thursday.

Rescue teams pull two children out of a pond in Palatine

Two children were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after rescue teams pulled them out of a pond in Palatine.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the 4-year-old as Ro'Siah Brooks and the 6-year-old as Romalice Brooks. 

Palatine police are investigating this incident. 

Another young boy fell through ice in Aurora while play football Wednesday night. 

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