Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Park Police rescues man who fell through the ice at Lake of the Isles
Minneapolis Park Police Chief Jason Ohotto along with Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara along Lake of the Isles Friday. Photo credit (WCCO / Taylor Rivera)
MINNEAPOLIS (KFGO/WCCO) – Officials have released more information about the rescue of a man who fell through the ice on Lake of the Isles in South Minneapolis.
Officers and paramedics were called to the scene Thursday around 7:45 p.m. where they found a 36-year old man about 100 feet from the shore, submerged up to his neck, and yelling for help.
Minneapolis Park Police Chief Jason Ohotto says first responders acted heroically to help the man.
“These are not easy decisions,” Ohotto says. “Do you wait for the fire department to get here and risk this person going under the water to deal with that situation? Maybe that person doesn’t survive. These are split second decisions that our first responders are making. They’re doing it with the mindset of serving their community.”
Once pulled to shore, the man was rushed to the hospital. He is expected to be okay.
Ohotto says he hopes this can serve as a warning that no ice anywhere in Minneapolis is safe.
Minneapolis police are investigating a hit-and-run that left a man seriously injured Tuesday afternoon.
The crash happened near Oliver Avenue North and Lowry Avenue North just before 2 p.m., according to the Minneapolis Police Department.
Investigators say an SUV struck another vehicle, which then collided with a motorcyclist. The driver of the SUV then fled the scene.
The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries. Police say the driver of the other vehicle was not injured.
No arrests have been made as of Tuesday night.
A recent FOX 9 investigation found that Medicaid fraudsters owe millions but pay back little with several other defendants discharged from probation after making either minimal or no payments towards their court-imposed debts.
A homicide investigation is underway after a person was found shot to death inside a car parked along the Mississippi River, the Minneapolis Park Police Department said.
Around 6:40 a.m. Sunday, officers from Minneapolis Park police and the city’s police department responded to a report of a body in a car at Mill Ruins Park. They found an adult with a fatal gunshot wound at the scene, as well as a firearm.
The Minneapolis Police Department’s Homicide Unit is investigating.
Police said the Hennepin County medical examiner will determine the manner and cause of death, as well as the person’s identity.
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