Man Dead after Falling through Ice

On Feb. 26th at 1:56 PM the Clinton County Sheriff’s deputies along with Wheatland Fire and DeWitt Fire, were dispatched to the 2300 block of 180th Street for a report of a man that had fallen through the ice in a rural farm pond while ice fishing. When they arrived they found an unresponsive male in the middle of the pond about 100 feet from the shore. 

The DeWitt Fire Department deployed an ice rescue team with ice rescue equipment. They crossed the thin ice and water until they reached the victim. They then brought the victim to shore where he was pronounced dead. The identity of the person is being withheld at this time for proper family notification.  

This incident does remain under investigation by the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office and the Clinton County Medical Examiners Office. The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Wheatland Fire, DeWitt Fire, The DeWitt MercyOne-Genesis Ambulance, and Clinton County Medical Examiners Office.