A man and his dog are safe after falling through the ice on Friday evening.
Marquette County Central Dispatch received a call after 4 p.m. on April 12 for a man in distress trying to rescue the family dog after it fell through the ice on Lake Michigamme.
56-year-old Thad Cooper was looking for his dog when he noticed the dog’s head sticking out of the ice over 100 yards from shore. Cooper attempted to rescue his dog with a kayak, but when reaching the dog, he fell into the water. Cooper was not able to self-rescue and remained in the water.
Marquette County Sheriff’s Office Dive and Technical Rescue Teams were dispatched to the scene along with Michigamme-Spurr Fire Department, Michigamme-Spurr First Responder Team, Michigan State Police, and the Michigan DNR. The U.S. Coast Guard and Alger County Sheriff’s Office also responded.