MILO, N.Y. (WENY) -- An eight-year-old boy died after falling through ice into a pond filled with freezing water Sunday afternoon, according to the Yates County Sheriff's Office.

It happened at a home on Bath Rd. in Milo shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday, according to authorities. The Sheriff's Office said crews from the Penn Yan Fire Department pulled the boy from the pond and started CPR. He was then taken to Soldiers and Sailors Hospital where he later died.

 Police said they will not release the boy's identity at this time due to their ongoing investigation.