The seek for a person believed to have fallen by way of skinny ice on a river in Cape Cod has been suspended after his spouse died.
The person and his spouse went by way of the ice Saturday morning whereas they had been strolling their canine on Bee’s River in Eastham, Massachusetts.
Eastham Police obtained a name for assist simply after 9 a.m. An officer arrived and located the girl screaming for assist in the river. The officer tried to assist however fell in throughout the rescue and was utterly submerged. One other officer arrived and tried to assist the primary officer however the ice broke, sending him plunging into the water as much as his waist.
Each officers had been capable of get again onto the shore, in line with police. They had been taken to Cape Cod Hospital to be evaluated for any accidents. There isn’t a replace on their situation.
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A dive crew started looking for the lacking lady. In the course of the search, they realized that she was on a stroll along with her husband and their canine on the time.
“Primarily based on objects positioned of their car and a verify of their residence, it was decided that it was attainable that the husband might have fallen by way of the ice previous to the officer’s arrival,” Eastham Police mentioned in a press release.
They discovered the girl’s physique beneath the ice simply after 11 a.m. Saturday.
First responders searched by way of Saturday afternoon however didn’t discover the person. On Sunday round 7 a.m., Eastham police and firefighters returned to Bee’s River and flew a drone for about two hours.
Crews additionally walked the world the place ever the shoreline was accessible. After two hours, they had been nonetheless unable to search out the lacking man.
“Further search efforts might be carried out when modifications to the ice situations happen, permitting entry for public security personnel,” Eastham police mentioned.
The names of the person and lady haven’t been made public.
David Norris lives within the space. He mentioned due to the sturdy currents and salt water, he by no means walks on the ice.
“It is simply harmful,” he mentioned. “I’ve two canine. I will not carry them out right here till summertime when it is simply sand, they will go on the seaside. I’d by no means allow them to go on the salt. There is no boundaries to it. It is simply weak, you fall proper in.”
Eastham, Massachusetts is 93 miles southeast of Boston.
