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Man Falls Through The Ice While Fishing

Last updated on Monday, January 11, 2010

(SEYMOUR, IN) - A man fishing at Muscatatuck Wildlife Refuge fell through ice Saturday.

Jackson County police officials say that 51-year-old Arthur Parsley of Indianapolis, was fishing with his son, Blake, and a friend at around 4:00PM when the man fell through the ice and had to be rescued.

When Parsley fell through the ice, the two others rescued him with a flotation device.

The man was later treated at Schneck Medical Center for hypothermia.

The man who had lost feeling in his legs and feet was released from the hospital Saturday evening.

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