Waterloo firefighters retrieved a submerged ice fishing tent from the Cedar River downstream from the 11th Street Bridge on Thursday. Rescuers were called after someone spotted the capsized tent, fearing the user may have been washed down the river. The owner soon materialized, explaining he had set up the tent upstream, and it blew away when he stepped out to get his drill.
Waterloo firefighters retrieved a submerged fishing tent from the Cedar River downstream from the 11th Street Bridge on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The owner was later located safe on shore.
Waterloo firefighters retrieved a submerged fishing tent from the Cedar River downstream from the 11th Street Bridge on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The owner was later located safe on shore.
Waterloo firefighters retrieved a submerged fishing tent from the Cedar River downstream from the 11th Street Bridge on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The owner was later located safe on shore.
WATERLOO – Waterloo firefighters took to the frozen Cedar River after someone spotted a capsized ice fishing tent in the water Thursday afternoon.
Rescue workers paddled out to the waterlogged tent, which was downstream from the 11th Street Bridge, in an inflatable watercraft and found it empty. Fire crews pulled the tent ashore and, fearing that someone may have been washed down the river, began walking down the banks for any sign of the occupant.
Early into the search the owner pulled up at the scene. He said he had set up the tent on an ice shelf upstream, and it blew away when he stepped out to get his drill.
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Waterloo firefighters retrieved a submerged fishing tent from the Cedar River downstream from the 11th Street Bridge on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The owner was later located safe on shore.
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Waterloo firefighters retrieved a submerged fishing tent from the Cedar River downstream from the 11th Street Bridge on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The owner was later located safe on shore.
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Waterloo firefighters retrieved a submerged fishing tent from the Cedar River downstream from the 11th Street Bridge on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. The owner was later located safe on shore.
A SCARE ON THE ICE
Waterloo firefighters retrieved a submerged ice fishing tent from the Cedar River downstream from the 11th Street Bridge on Thursday. Rescuers were called after someone spotted the capsized tent, fearing the user may have been washed down the river. The owner soon materialized, explaining he had set up the tent upstream, and it blew away when he stepped out to get his drill.
Jeff Reinitz
Police and Courts Reporter
I started with The Courier in 1999 and cover criminal justice and public safety.
