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Boy Dies Three Days After Being Pulled From Icy Pond

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James Jenkins, 30, and Elijah Walker, 5, are the fifth and sixth people who've died after incidents at the Eastland on the Lake apartments pond since 1998. The apartment complex has declined comment.
7:58AM
February 11, 2013

The five-year old boy rescued from an icy pond at a southeast Columbus apartment complex last week has died.

Columbus Man Dies Saving Boy From Icy Pond

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Police say at least four other people have drowned in the same pond at Eastland on the Lake apartments since 1998.
8:03AM
February 8, 2013

Police say a man drowned while saving a five-year-old boy who fell through the ice on a southeast Columbus pond.

Woman, Child Killed After Car Plunges Into Pond

12:00AM
February
28, 2011

Columbus Police say a young woman and a child are dead and an infant is in critical condition after a car plunged into a pond near the Eastland Mall last night.

Two More Ohio Lakes Face Closure Due To Toxic Algae

12:00AM
August
11, 2010

Another Ohio lake could be off limits to swimmers and boaters if lab results come back that it has toxic algae. The toxic scum have flourished in ponds and lakes across Ohio this summer. WOSU found out why.

Dublin erects temporary barrier to ponds following second death

Temporary concrete barriers seperate Avery-Muirfield Road from two retention ponds on the road's east side.
12:00AM
February 15, 2008

The city of Dublin today placed concrete barriers between the Avery Road/161 interchange and two retention ponds. The move comes just over a week after a second man drowned when his car veered off Avery Road into one of the ponds.