Police, rescue crews respond to call near Joe Batt's Pond, west of Gander

Firefighters, police and a search and rescue squad searched a pond in the freezing rain Sunday afternoon near Gander.

Crews responded to a call just before 3 p.m. Sunday and raced to the body of water near Joe Batt's Pond,

The Gander Fire Department, RCMP, Gander police,and anambulance were atthe scene, as well as a boat with the Bonavista Bay Search and Rescue squad.

Search and rescue arrived just after 4 p.m. and left about an hour later. The fire department left shortly after 5:30 p.m.

The rescue is near cluster of cabins by Joe Batt's Pond.

Crews on scene declined to answer questions.