Neighbor Hears Cries For Help, Pulls Man From Icy Waters

Last updated on Monday, March 17, 2008

(PLEASANT LAKE) - A fisherman who fell through the ice on a small Northeast Indiana lake was rescued by a resident who heard his cries for help.

55-year-old Charles Giradot of Waterloo was fishing on a private lake in Steuben County Saturday morning when he plunged through the ice.

A resident who heard his cries for help and another neighbor used a board, rope and a small boat to pull Giradot from the water.

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