On Tuesday (December 29), Kawartha Lakes police rescued a woman who had fallen through the ice on Scugog River in Lindsay.
At around 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, police responded to a report of a woman who was stranded on the ice on Scugog River in the north end of Lindsay.
The woman had been out walking with friends when she became stranded on the thin ice. When officers arrived on the scene, the woman had fallen through the ice but had managed to keep herself above the surface.
With the assistance of Kawartha Lakes Fire and Rescue, officers quickly managed to get a rope to the woman and were able to pull her out of the water and to shore.
She was transported to hospital by Kawartha Lakes EMS where she was treated and released.
Police are reminding the public that conditions remain unsafe and they should stay off of the ice due to fluctuating temperatures and strong currents.
