MORAVIA – An 8-year-old child died after falling through the ice while fishing on a farm pond in Appanoose County this week.

According to the Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office, at around 5:03pm on Monday evening, first responders were dispatched to the 27000 block of Highway J3T in Moravia. They were responding to a report of an 8-year-old boy who possibly drowned in a farm pond.

Authorities say that the boy had been fishing at the pond and when his parents went to check on him, they could not find him.

A hole in the ice was discovered, and emergency personnel used ice rescue suits to recover the boy from the water. He was recovered roughly 42 minutes after the incident was first reported, though authorities say it is unclear how long he had been in the water.

The boy was transported to a Des Moines hospital by air ambulance. On Tuesday afternoon, authorities confirmed that the boy had passed away as a result of complications from this incident.

Further updates will be given as they become available.