Boy taken to hospital after pond rescue

6/4/2006

CUSTAR, Ohio - A teenage boy was rescued yesterday from a pond in the 23000 block of Maplewood Road, authorities said.

Matt Wilson, 16, was flown to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo. He was in critical condition last night.

The boy was swimming at a family gathering and was underwater for at least a half-hour. Authorities were called to the pond, which they said was about 18 feet deep, around 4:30 p.m.