NEW LONDON, WI (WTAQ) – The New London Fire Department has rescued a teenager stranded on ice in the Wolf River.
Crews were called to a location near the Shawano Street Bridge at 6:41 p.m. Friday.
They found an 18-year-old boy floating down the river on a piece of ice. He later told authorities it broke off in the strong current shortly after he had stepped on it.
The New London Fire Department says it took only 4 minutes to arrive and help the stranded teenager.
Firefighters used ice rescue suits to swim in the frigid river and save him. The teenager wasn’t injured.
