Rescuers pluck two from Lake Linden
NEWS-SUN STAFF REPORT January 13, 2013 8:10AM
Lake Villa Fire department divers rescued a fisherman who fell through the ice off a beach on Sprucewood Drive just west of Longmeadow Drive in Lindenhurst. | Jim Newton~for Sun-Times Media
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Updated: February 15, 2013 6:20AM
LINDENHURST — Two people were rescued from the shallow depths of Lake Linden on Saturday after falling through ice weakened by unseasonably warm temperatures.
Authorities said a man and a woman both plunged through the lake’s ice about 2:45 p.m.
The two were plucked from the shallow water by a specialized ice water rescue crew from the Lake Villa Fire Department within minutes of rescuers arriving on the scene, said fire department shift commander Bill Chebny.
The man fell through the ice while he was ice fishing. The woman fell through when she ventured out onto the semi-frozen surface to throw the man a rope ladder, authorities said.
Emergency crews were able to talk throughout the ordeal with the man and the woman, who were trapped in water that was about chest-deep, said Cmdr. John Mars of the Lindenhurst Police Department
“Police were able to speak to the gentleman and lady to assure them the fire department was on way,” Mars said.
The woman was treated on the scene and released, Mars said. The man was taken to the hospital where he is recovering from exposure.
