Five people were rescued after falling through the ice at a moose pond in Denmark on Saturday night. The Denmark Fire Department said in a Facebook post that firefighters responded to a call of three or four people on the ice at Moose Pond around 5:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found five people suffering from hypothermia and requiring rescue. Ta. The department sent rescue workers to the ice and open sea to help the five people reach shore. Crews said the rescue took just under an hour to complete. The five rescued people were taken to a local hospital, where they remain hospitalized. process. A number of other fire departments also assisted Denmark, and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife placed lifeguards at the scene. We are working to learn more.
Five people were rescued after falling through the ice at a moose pond in Denmark on Saturday night.
The Denmark Fire Department said in a Facebook post that they responded to a call of three to four people on the ice on Moose Pond around 5:30 p.m.
When firefighters arrived, they found five people suffering from hypothermia and requiring rescue.
The department sent rescue workers to the ice and open water to help the five people reach shore.
Crews said the rescue took just under an hour to complete and the five people were taken to a local hospital for treatment.
A number of other fire departments also assisted Denmark, and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife placed lifeguards at the scene.
We are working to learn more.