WSAW - HomePage - Headlines

Wisconsin Man Rescued After 30 Minutes in Frigid Lake

By: Associated Press Email
Posted: Sat 5:17 PM, Jan 26, 2013

A Fond du Lac man who spent at least 30 minutes in frigid waters after his snowmobile broke through thin ice is expected to survive.

A Reporter of Fond du Lac report says 47-year-old Kelly Milam suffered severe hypothermia but is expected to recover.

Rescue workers found Milam in the icy waters of Lake Winnebago after a passer-by heard him calling for help.

Sheriff's Lt. Bill Tadych says Milam was found in 5 to 6 feet of water, "deep enough to kill a person." He'd been in the lake for 30 to 45 minutes.
He had hypothermia and injuries described as non-life-threatening.

Milam was too cold to communicate clearly, but authorities eventually determined no one else was in the water.

Tadych says local ice conditions are "marginal" at best.


All comments must adhere to the WSAW.com discussion rules.
powered by Disqus
Weather for Wausau, Wisconsin
49° F
Clear
Sun
65 40
Mon
59 45
Tue
72 52
Wed
76 64

News Videos

WSAW's Most Commented

powered by Disqus
WSAW-TV 1114 Grand Ave. Wausau, WI 54403
Gray Television, Inc. - Copyright © 2002-2013 - Designed by Gray Digital Media - Powered by Clickability
User Agent: CCBot/2.0 - 188502941