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Ice fisherman dies in Warren County
State reminds anglers to practice caution, check ice thickness
Updated 8:42 pm, Monday, December 18, 2017
BOLTON — A man died Sunday afternoon when he and his fishing partner fell through the ice on Edgecomb Pond, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said Monday.
Someone called Warren County 911 at about 4 p.m. to report two people had fallen through the ice.
The Bolton Fire Department rescued one victim and was loading that person into an ambulance for treatment when state Forest Ranger Evan Donegan and the Warren County dive team arrived.
The divers donned cold water rescue suits and shuttled equipment across the pond to start an underwater search. About 50 minutes later, a diver found the missing man's body submerged in 12 feet of water.
Donegan and the Bolton ambulance squad brought the man's body to the shore, where it was released to the county coroner. The State Police is investigating.
Neither angler was identified.
In a statement, the DEC asked anglers "to use caution and commonsense as ice fishing season begins. ... Four inches or more of solid ice is considered to be safe for anglers accessing ice on foot. Ice anglers should note that ice thickness can vary on every body of water and even on the same body of water."
