According to the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department, responders were dispatched to Hatch Lake in the Town of Iola for a report of a man who had fallen through the ice.
Responding to the scene were the Iola Fire and Ambulance and Scandinavia Fire and the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department. Rescuers were able to save the man, who was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
With the recent warm spell throughout the area, Waupaca County Officials are warning the public to be mindful and stay off the ice.