CLEAR LAKE – A Clear Lake woman was rescued by emergency responders after falling through ice trying to save her dog Saturday afternoon.
The Clear Lake Fire Department was dispatched to 1622 N 24th Street at approximately 3:36 PM on Saturday November 17th 2018 for a female subject that had fallen thru the Ice and was submerged in the waters of the Fieldstone Pond. The Subject 28-year-old Kelsey Boehnke of Clear Lake had gone out onto the ice to try and rescue her dog that had wondered out on to it, when she fell thru becoming submerged in the water. “If you are going to go out on the Ice, we urge you to take extreme caution especially this early in the season. Ice in many place’s is still to thin to even walk on” said Clear Lake Public Information Officer Josh Pokorney.
The Clear Lake Fire Department responded with 1 Rescue Truck, 1 Command Vehicle, 1 Ice Rescue Boat and 1 Ambulance with 7 firefighters and 2 medics. Upon arrival the CLFD was notified that the patient had been pulled out of the water by the Clear Lake Police Department who were first on scene. The CLFD was able to get her on a back board and into the ambulance very quickly. They then transferred her emergent to Mercy Medical Center North Iowa with signs of Hypothermia. The CLFD was assisted on Scene by the Clear Lake Police Department.
