Peterborough police and emergency services responded to a woman in distress at Rogers Cove in Peterborough’s East City on Tuesday afternoon (February 27).
At around 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, a member of the public called 9-1-1 to report a woman who was walking along the remaining ice on the shoreline of Little Lake at Rogers Cove.
According to a witness, the woman was yelling and screaming as she was walking along the ice before she fell in.
The witness said the woman was able to get out on her own and was sitting on a park bench when emergency services arrived.
The woman was examined at the scene by paramedics, who wouldn’t comment on her condition or the reason why she was walking on the ice.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
