Woman Rescued from Lake Monona

Engine Co. 3, Medic 3, and the MFD Lake Rescue Team were dispatched to Lake Monona (in the area of 809 Spaight Street) at 7:43 AM for a woman reported to be in the water. Multiple 911 callers witnessed the person fall through the ice.

Prior to EMS arrival, two Madison Police officers had already made their way onto the ice with a paddle board that they found on shore. They used it to pull the person from the water with assistance from firefighter/EMTs. The woman was carried to shore, brought to the ambulance, and transported to a local hospital. She was not injured but cold exposure was a concern.

The woman stated she fell through the ice while she was “ice skating on her shoes.”

This incident occurred not too far from where areas are marked off with buoys to warn of warmer water temperatures. Ice may be less thick and less stable there, and the public is advised to avoid these areas.