MICHIGAMME TOWNSHIP, MI (ABC NEWS) — A Michigan man and his canine have been rescued from the icy waters of an inland lake within the state’s Upper Peninsula, authorities mentioned. Three first responders wanted medical remedy.
Thad Cooper, 56, of Michigamme Township, was trying to find his canine Friday afternoon when he noticed its head poking above the ice greater than 100 yards (meters) from shore on Lake Michigamme, the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office mentioned.
Cooper kayaked onto the lake to attempt to rescue the canine however fell in himself and couldn’t get out, the workplace mentioned.
A sheriff’s dive workforce reached Cooper with a flotation board and pulled him to shore. The canine then was additionally rescued, the workplace mentioned. Cooper and his canine spent about an hour and a half within the water.
Two first responders have been taken to a hospital and handled for hypothermia, and one other responder sought remedy for a reduce after falling by the ice, the workplace mentioned.