In the city of Skalat, Ternopil region, on the evening of February 8, an 18-year-old boy fell through the ice.

His friend jumped into the water and tried to save the victim, but almost died.

This was reported to the State Emergency Service of the Ternopil region and the police of the Ternopil region. 

According to the police, the tragedy happened on February 8 at 10:00 p.m.

Three boys, aged 17-18, were walking near the reservoir.

One of them decided to walk through the crisis and suddenly failed.

His friend rushed to the rescue and also began to drown, he got out of the water on his own.

The boy was hospitalized. 

Photo: State Emergency Service in Ternopil region

Rescuers were looking for a missing 18-year-old boy.

The Ternopil Oblast State Emergency Service explained that on February 8, they failed to find the missing person.

Rescuers took the boy's body out of the water at 12:45 on February 9. 

The causes of the tragedy are being investigated by the police. 

We will remind, in the village of Bilogorodka near Kyiv 

, an 11-year-old boy fell under the ice and died

.

Rescuers found his body in the water.

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