YELM — A 78-year-old grandfather who fell though the ice while skating on a pond at his ranch has died.
KIRO-TV reported that he died on the way to the hospital.
The man was skating on Saturday with his grandson near Yelm when he fell through the ice.
The Thurston County Sheriff says a dive team pulled them man from the water. Officials say he was taken to St. Peter hospital but the Thurston County coroner later said the man died on his way to the hospital.
The man was not immediately identified.
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