Austin first responders pull woman with no pulse from icy water
A report of a woman who fell through the ice at a park in Austin resulted in a water rescue in challenging conditions.
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 9:20 AM
Updated: Dec 18, 2020 10:33 AM
AUSTIN, Minn. - A report of a woman who fell through the ice at a park in Austin resulted in a water rescue in challenging conditions.
Austin police responded to Eastside Lake Park at 10:27 p.m. Thursday after a report that a person was hearing screams coming from the park area.
Due to dark and foggy conditions, visibility was limited. The victim was briefly located bobbing in the water by responding officers before the Austin Fire Department and Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service responded. Shortly after, the victim was unresponsive and was floating in the water.
A person called law enforcement Thursday after hearing screaming coming from a park area. 1:51 pm, Dec. 18, 2020 ×
AUSTIN An unresponsive woman was pulled out of Eastside Lake in Austin late Thursday evening after someone called 911 to report screaming coming from the park.
The Austin Police Department was called about 10:30 p.m. to Eastside Lake Park for a report of someone screaming in the park area. The caller told dispatchers they were unable to see the person. In addition to the darkness, foggy conditions limited visibility. One responding officer was able to center in on the victim’s audible cries and determined they came from an open part of the lake itself beyond the park, Austin Police Chief David McKichan wrote in a news release. He was able to briefly locate the victim bobbing in the water but determined there was no way to safely get out to her.