Officers within the Higher Midwest are warning residents of the risks of venturing out onto frozen lakes and ponds after a number of individuals fell by means of the skinny ice, leaving not less than one individual useless.
Police within the city of Woodbury, Minn.,, stated two individuals, together with a teenage boy, wanted to be rescued after falling by means of skinny ice on Markgrafs Lake on Monday.
Police stated in a Fb put up that they obtained a report that somebody had fallen by means of the ice round 4:30 p.m. native time, and when officers arrived on the scene, they have been instructed a second one who had gone out onto the ice to assist the primary sufferer had additionally fallen in.
First responders have been in a position to pull that individual from the water, however the second individual, who was recognized as a teenage boy, had gone beneath the water and ice earlier than they arrived and was not in a position to be instantly rescued.
Divers ultimately situated him and each victims have been taken to an area hospital. Their situations weren’t generally known as of Tuesday morning.
Police stated one other water rescue had taken place earlier within the day when a
To the north, police stated the physique of an ice skater from Duluth, Minnesota, was pulled from Woodstock Bay in Superior, Wisconsin, after he fell by means of the ice on Sunday night time.
Police in Douglas County, Wisconsin, stated 78-year-old Gregory Garmer left his residence round 1:30 p.m. Sunday to go ice skating and by no means returned.
A search was launched, and police stated his physique was ultimately situated round 4 p.m. Monday.
There isn’t any dependable “inch thickness” to find out whether or not the ice is secure, and ice-covered snow ought to all the time be thought of unsafe.
Anybody venturing onto the ice ought to take correct precautions, akin to utilizing the right instruments and strategies to verify ice situations.
It’s all the time suggested to make use of the buddy system and to let different individuals know your plans in case of an emergency.
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