Two skaters rescued after falling through ice in Canaan
Modified: 1/1/2021 2:08:49 PM
CANAAN Two ice skaters who fell through thin ice Wednesday morning on Canaan Street Lake were rescued after more than 25 minutes in the frigid water, according to the Canaan fire chief.
The two women, both Canaan residents, were more than 150 yards off-shore and were fortunate that Canaan police officer Matthew Bunten had just arrived at the lake to check the lock on the Canaan Street beach house and also make sure no one was venturing onto unstable ice, Fire Chief Bill Bellion said.
“These people were incredibly lucky,” Bellion said. “He saw two people probably 150 to 200 yards offshore. He looked away, looked back, and they were gone, and he knew that they were in the water.”
Two skaters rescued after falling through ice in Canaan
Modified: 12/31/2020 8:14:29 PM
CANAAN Two ice skaters who fell through thin ice Wednesday morning on Canaan Street Lake were rescued after more than 25 minutes in the frigid water, according to the Canaan fire chief.
The two women, both Canaan residents, were more than 150 yards off-shore and were fortunate that Canaan police officer Matthew Bunten had just arrived at the lake to check the lock on the Canaan Street beach house and also make sure no one was venturing onto unstable ice, Fire Chief Bill Bellion said.
“These people were incredibly lucky,” Bellion said. “He saw two people probably 150 to 200 yards offshore. He looked away, looked back, and they were gone, and he knew that they were in the water.”
Rescuers help 2 skaters who fell through ice in lake
December 30, 2020 GMT
CANAAN, N.H. (AP) Police officers and firefighters came to the aid of two ice skaters who had fallen through the ice near the middle of a lake and were in the water for about 30 minutes Wednesday.
A police officer saw the skaters on Canaan Street Lake at about 10:30 a.m., then noticed that they had fallen through the ice. He started a full water rescue response, with first responders traveling from Canaan, Lebanon, Hanover, and Hartford, Vermont. Temperatures were in the 20s.
They used rescue sleds and cold water survival suits to bring the skaters, both women, back to shore. The women were taken to a hospital and treated for hypothermia. They are expected to make a full recovery, Canaan Fire Chief William Bellion and Police Chief Samuel Frank said in a news release.