New Jersey
Man rescued from ice in Woodbury after being stranded for 30 minutes
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 4:30AM
WOODBURY, N.J. (WPVI) — A daring ice rescue in South Jersey is being called a group effort.
It happened on Sunday around 7:30 p.m. on Woodbury Creek near the 100 block of N. Warner Street.
By the time the Woodbury Fire Department arrived, the man had been stranded for at least half an hour.
Multiple departments responded and helped get the man off the ice and took him to the hospital for treatment of possible hypothermia.
Police want to remind residents that no ice is 100 percent safe.
“If someone falls through the ice, call 911 immediately. Do not attempt a rescue without proper equipment and training,” police added in a statement.
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