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4-3-2-1 As a river guide, a “4-3-2-1” is the basic on-the-water rescue kit: four carabiners, three pulleys, two prusiks and one 20-foot roll of webbing. Along with the throw bag, the 4-3-2-1 ...
It’s an ice rescue operation you don’t see every day. On Saturday afternoon, a passerby reported that multiple deer had fallen through the ice of Big Green Lake.
The U.S. Coast Guard was called to assist with the rescue and a helicopter arrived around 3:40, and a rescue worker was lowered to the ice to help. FOX 2 / KTVI Rescue crews had to bear-crawl on ...
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mich. – A man has died following an ice rescue operation on Lake Chemung in Livingston County. The incident occurred at 2:10 p.m. on Wednesday (March 12) when the man was wind ...
You don't go out on unsafe ice," said Sean Callanan, inventor of the new tool. The three-in-one tool can be deployed anywhere on the ice, which Gilford fire said is a major advantage on Lake ...
A group of ice fishermen helped save a man who fell through the ice on Pretty Lake in the town of Ottawa on Dec. 14. The Western Lakes Fire District said the received a call around 9 a.m.
Members put on a Mustang Commander Rescue Suit, and then ventured out into the water to save the victim. Two coaches were on the ice guiding the rescue. “We get everybody set up,” Tracy said.
CLINTON HEIGHTS, N.Y. (WRGB) — As temperatures rise, the stability of ice on ponds and lakes in the Northeast is becoming increasingly uncertain. In response, l ...
The South Metro Fire Rescue team responded to an ice rescue at Johnson Reservoir around 10:25 a.m. Sunday. When they arrived, crew members spotted an animal around 200 yards from shore.