[GeoStL] Icy Problems
- From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 21:53:08 -0600
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Many of you enjoyed my tale of the ice crossing to this cache last Winter. Here
is someone who should have waited until February!
For those hoping to snag Row, Row, Row your boat (except GYMSON),
please read this story in the Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/cook/main_story.asp?intID=3834767
Man falls through ice on lake
By Steve Zalusky Daily Herald Staff Writer
Posted Sunday, December 26, 2004
Elk Grove firefighters rescued a man who fell into an icy Busse
Woods lake Saturday afternoon.
The victim is at Alexian Brothers Medical Center and was said to be
in critical condition.
Alexian officials said the man fell through the ice at about 1:30
p.m.
"Witnesses heard the guy say, 'I'm going to go out and test the
ice,' " Elk Grove fire Lt. Michael Turner said.
Unfortunately for the victim, the ice proved less solid than one
might suspect during the latest cold spell. The ice cracked under
him.
"Believe it or not, the ice was pretty thin," Turner said. "After
all this cold weather, you would think it would be thick."
Turner said the reason is the water there is warmer than in other
lakes and ponds. That is because the lake is fed both by treated
water from a nearby plant and from a spring.
"Unless it gets cold for a long time, the ice is not safe," he said.
Elk Grove firefighters and police and Cook County Forest Preserve
police were at the scene of the rescue.
Turner said the units showed up within seconds of each other.
Turner said one of the firefighters put on what they call a "Gumby
suit" and then entered the chilly confines, with a rope attached to
the suit.
After he reached the victim, the two were pulled onto a concrete
surface. The victim was then lifted onto a stretcher.
Once the victim was out of the water, efforts to revive him began
before he was taken to the hospital.
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