Police are reminding the public that no ice is safe ice after rescuing a person in distress from the Trent River south of Campbellford on Thursday afternoon (January 11).
Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, a person was walking their dog along the shore of the Trent River in the Bradley Bay area when the dog ventured out onto the ice and fell through. The owner then attempted to rescue the dog and also fell through the ice, but managed to call 9-1-1.
The Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Northumberland Emergency Medical Services, and the Trent Hills Fire Department all responded to the call.
An officer from the Campbellford OPP detachment was the first to arrive on scene, entered into the water, and pulled the person to safety. Paramedics then arrived, treated the person at the scene, and then transported them to hospital where their injuries were described as non-life threatening.
The rescuing officer also went to hospital as a precautionary measure and has since been cleared. The family pet did not survive the incident.
The OPP is reminding the public that no ice is safe ice and that a rescue also creates a dangerous situation for firefighters, paramedics, and police.
