The sheriff's office said the ice was too thick for boats, but too thin to send a UTV. WIND LAKE, Wis. - A Racine County sheriff's deputy fell through the ice on Wind Lake while trying to rescue a ...

WIND LAKE, WI — A 36-year-old man from Franklin is lucky to be alive after he attempted to walk across Wind Lake and fell through the thin ice nearly 800 yards from shore. The man was pulled ...

The men, who were clinging to the hull of their capsized boat, were pulled from the water by passing good Samaritans, ...

The 14-foot inflatable boat will serve as a temporary substitute for the fire department’s 13-year-old, 24-foot fire rescue boat, which is now being retrofitted courtesy of a U.S. Coast Guard grant.

Clad in bright yellow waterproof suits, 24 firefighters practiced using lifelines to pull victims to safety, maneuvered inflatable rescue boats over thin ice, and lifted themselves out of frigid ...

The ice was apparently thick enough to prevent boat access, but also too thin for the use of a UTV, according to the sheriff's office. “The actions of the officers and other responding personnel ...

If those methods do not work, or are not feasible, rescuers can go into the water on an inflatable boat, which can be transported on an ATV to a remote location, such as a pond far from a road ...

Ice rescue training comes with many factors, ... It definitely took more than six team members to haul in the rapid deployment craft, an inflatable boat that can be used in an ice rescue.

Workers at Greiner Sailmakers came to the rescue after ice separated from the shore, stranding people on Maumee Bay. ODNR emphasizes that no ice is safe ice.

The officer then called off the boat and the members of the public safety department, — wearing ice rescue suits — brought the girl safely to shore. A 13-year-old, she was evaluated by medical ...