Galesburg Fire and Police perform ice water rescue

GALESBURG, Ill. (KWQC) – The Galesburg Fire and Police Departments performed an ice water rescue over the weekend. Officials say they responded to reports of someone falling through the icy water near Lakeside Court and found a man in the middle of the lake around 80 yards out. Firefighters had to chop through another 30 yards of ice to get to the man and were able to attach him to an ice rescue board, pulling him to safety. He was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center.
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