Sheboygan man woman rescued

[Lee Borgersen]

Sheboygan man, woman rescued from Miller's Bay ice on Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh.

A Sheboygan man and woman were brought back to shore by rescue boat after they were trapped on an ice floe in Miller’s Bay on Lake Winnebago around 8:45 p.m. Monday.

Rick Krumenauer, a battalion chief of the Oshkosh Fire Department, said they were fishing all day in a shanty on the ice when they encountered open water as they made their return to shore.


Krumenauer said the Sheboygan residents were on the lake side of Monkey Island near Menominee Park in Oshkosh when they made an emergency cell phone call.


Officials from the Oshkosh Fire Department were on the scene shortly after the call, and made the boat rescue in minutes.


The Sheboygan duo were unharmed.


They never fell into the water and were wearing life jackets during the rescue efforts.