Two New York firefighters rescued from frigid bay

  • Source: Watertown Daily Times
  • Published: 01/03/2018 12:00 AM

Fire Chief Frederick E. Jackson and firefighter Will Lipczynski went to save a stranded ice fisherman Tuesday afternoon on Chaumont Bay when they ended up having to be rescued themselves. The two firefighters were stuck in an airboat for more than two hours in the bay’s frigid waters during whiteout conditions and had to be helped back to shore by members of the Clayton Fire Department. They were not injured. With wind gusts reaching about 40 mph and blowing snow, they went looking for the unidentified ice fisherman, who lost his bearings because of poor visibility and initially could not find his way back to the Chaumont boat launch.



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