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North Texas man found in freezing pond, hospitalized in critical condition

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An older man was found unresponsive near a pond at his Collyville home on Sunday morning in below-freezing temperatures, police said.

Colleyville police officers and firefighters responded about 10:30 a.m. to the 5000 block of Fry Lane to assist a resident who had fallen in their back pasture and could not get up, Colleyville police said in a statement.

When first responders arrived they found an older man who was found by his wife unresponsive in their nearby pond, police said.

The man was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, police said.

Police did not release further details about the incident.

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Shambhavi Rimal
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. She grew up in Nepal.
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