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.
Feb 28, 2021
Firefighters from six departments in Racine County gather at a frozen Eagle Lake in the Town of Dover and cut holes in the ice to practice rescuing people from possible winter-season drownings.
Firefighters Andrew Crain and Ryan Hoover try their noodle technique
Kansasville firefighters Andrew Cain, left, and Ryan Hoover, center, try out their technique with a noodle device on Saturday during ice rescue training for area fighters on Eagle Lake in the Town of Dover. SCOTT WILLIAMS
Firefighters in the water for ice rescue training
Firefighters hit the water through openings cut into a frozen Eagle Lake in the Town of Dover for ice rescue training Feb. 27 hosted by Kansasville Fire and Rescue and involving five other neighboring departments.