OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – A man was rescued from the Fox River late Thursday night.
The Oshkosh Fire Department was called around 11:30 p.m. to the area where the Fox River flows into Lake Winnebago.
The call came in for someone yelling from the river.
Rescuers aren’t sure how long he was in the water, but say he was pretty stiff when rescuers got to him.
Officials say the man was stuck under the ice but was able to get out from under it, by himself.
The man suffered hypothermia.
Fire crews say ice rescues can be difficult because the situations are fluid, especially in the dark and the river has lots of currents in that area.
The victim may have been walking across the ice to get home. Remember no ice is 100% safe.
Sturgeon spearing starts Saturday which means thousands of people will be on the ice.
“There are gonna be thousands of people out on the ice starting today and with the warmer temps. It is going to be extremely treacherous, again ice is never 100 percent safe. If you go out be safe,” says Battalion Chief Brian Bending of the Oshkosh Police Department.
