Andrew McIntyre talks on-the-water kit, pulley/rope compatibility, rope grabs, webbing and victim medical treatment, so rescue technicians are best prepared when they are called. A belt-mounted 4 ...

Other tips from the Iowa DNR include bringing hand warmers, ice cleats, ice picks, a life jacket, a floating safety rope, a whistle, a first aid kit, and extra dry clothes. (By Ethan Hewett, KMA ...

Using specialized ice rescue tools, the team reached the woman and her dog and brought them safely to shore. The woman was warmed, evaluated and transported to Mercy Hospital as a precaution.

NEW PALESTINE — It takes just a few seconds of being submerged in ice-cold water for a person’s muscle movement to become adversely affected, Jeff Keithley said.

First responders said the second dog, named Jax, a Husky Boxer cross, was stranded on thicker ice, unable to reach the quarry wall. Fairfax firefighters wearing cold water rescue kit swam out to ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A bull moose that fell through lake ice in the Adirondack Mountains was saved by New York conservation officials in a laborious cold-water rescue.

Nasewaupee Fire Rescue says that this is the 2nd week in a row that they’ve had to make an ice rescue because of a crack in the ice. Last Friday they had to save two anglers just miles from ...