This message comes from Chris Ranck:
It's a bit outside the usual scope, but it's a solid winter video and might spark some local interest.
Here's the report from the News-Gazette:
An autopsy is set to take place today for a 20-year-old Champaign man who died after being trapped in the icy waters of a retention pond for over an hour on Tuesday before rescuers could reach him. Kenneth Brown Jr., who lived at the 2000 block of Moreland Boulevard, was pronounced dead at 1:08 a.m. on Wednesday at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He had been rescued from a frozen pond near Menards on Town Center Boulevard around 5 p.m. on Tuesday — marking the third time that day police had responded to reports involving him.
The Illinois State Water Survey recorded air temperatures at around 20 degrees Fahrenheit at 4 p.m. Tuesday. As officers Tim Atteberry and Doug Kimme approached the scene, Brown began running in the parking lot and then sprinted onto the ice-covered pond. The responding sergeant noticed the pond was only partially frozen and heard it cracking, prompting him to call the Champaign Fire Department before Brown even fell in. Within seconds, he plunged into the water.
While firefighters were preparing, other team members launched a rescue disc — a frisbee-like device with a rope — hoping Brown would grab it. He didn’t. Meanwhile, another team was inflating a rescue raft, a delicate process that can't be rushed or it risks bursting like a balloon.
As the raft was being pushed toward Brown, he disappeared underwater at 4:11 p.m. According to fire department officials, the water was much deeper than initially reported — over 15 to 18 feet in some spots — which complicated the search. The Cornbelt Fire Protection District, the county’s dive team, was dispatched shortly after and arrived by 4:21 p.m.
They eventually located Brown and pulled him from the water just before 5:09 p.m. One police officer and six firefighters were involved in the water during the operation. After reviewing the incident reports and watching a YouTube video of the 10-minute rescue posted the next day, Fire Chief Mitchell said he believes his team did everything they could under the circumstances.
The full article includes a more detailed timeline and account of the events. You can read it here.
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