Lawrence student suffers head injury after jumping in retention pond

LAWRENCE – Authorities say a 16-year-old has been flown to a hospital after diving head-first into a retention pond near a Lawrence high school.

6 News in Lawrence reports that the student was injured Monday afternoon near Free State High School in the northwest part of the city.

Lawrence Fire Chief Mark Bradford says the student was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. His injury wasn’t considered life threatening.

The name of the student wasn’t immediately released.

This story was originally published May 10, 2016 at 12:31 PM with the headline "Lawrence student suffers head injury after jumping in retention pond."