Watch firefighters in Racine County hit the frozen Eagle Lake in the Town of Dover to practice saving ice fishing enthusiasts and others who fall through the ice. SCOTT WILLIAMS
TOWN OF DOVER â With lakes and ponds melting into potential drowning hazards, firefighters in Racine County are learning how to both rescue people and keep themselves safe, too.
While tethered to a rope, Firefighter Daniel Christensen, left, of the Union Grove Yorkville Fire Department, wraps a noodle around colleague Tyler Herther to practice rescuing Herther from the water Feb. 27 during an all-day ice rescue training exercise hosted by Kansasville Fire and Rescue on a frozen Eagle Lake in the Town of Dover.