A woman and her two dogs were rescued from a partially frozen creek in Blackwood, New Jersey after falling through the ice. The woman was pulled from the water by firefighters who performed an ice rescue. The woman and her dogs are in stable condition.
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 4:35AMFirefighters jumped into action to rescue a woman and her two dogs who were submerged in a partially frozen South Jersey creek.'I'm glad they're here and they were ready to go. That's their job and they did a great job,' said Chief Mike Millisky with the Chews Landing Fire Department. Gloucester Township police say it happened at the Timber Creek Dog Park located in Blackwood, New Jersey.The woman, struggling to stay afloat, was spotted by a passerby.
'Unfortunately she had been in the water for a while before we actually got to her,' said Chief Millisky.'The dogs went in on top of the ice and she went after to help the dogs.' It's a situation Chief Millisky says most members of the Chews Landing Fire Department have never experienced. 'The crews did the drill that morning of all the equipment for ice rescue and was preparing for another drill coming up, so it was really fresh in their minds,' he said. 'We practice every year, but ice rescues, I think this is probably the first for many of us.' Fire departments from Chews Landing, Blackwood, Blenheim, and Bellmawr responded to the scene, along with Camden County Search and Rescue, Inspira EMS, and Virtua ALS. While it was a collective rescue with more than 40 first responders, it was two firefighters who suited up.Action News is told the woman is stable and continues to recover.The Gloucester Township Police Department reminds everyone to exercise extreme caution near frozen bodies of water as changing temperatures can create unpredictable and unsafe ice conditions
ICE RESCUE SOUTH JERSEY WOMAN DOGS EMERGENCY RESPONSE
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