The Maine Warden Service is urging people to check the ice before venturing onto frozen water after a 68-year-old man was rescued Wednesday near the town of Industry.
Game Wardens say that at about 11:00 a.m., a warden was checking on an ice fisherman on Clearwater Pond when both heard a man’s voice yelling for help from across the pond.
The warden and fisherman then drove to Moes Cove Road where they heard the yelling.
Game Wardens says David Beaudoin had broken through the ice about fifteen feet from shore, and he was in over his head. The warden and fisherman were able to get a rope to the man and drag him out of the water and safely to shore.
Beaudoin was extremely hypothermic and unable to move or speak after being in the water for an extended period of time. The warden and fisherman took Beaudoin into the warden truck to warm him up until the Farmington/Industry EMS ambulance arrived. Beaudoin was taken to Northern Light Franklin Memorial Hospital. Warden York followed up with the family later that day, and Beaudoin was doing well, as he was eating and fully alert.
Game wardens say everyone should check the ice before venturing onto any frozen waterbody. For more information on ice safety, click here
