BERGLAND TOWNSHIP, MI— An Ontonagon County man was rescued by DNR and other officers after he fell through the ice on Lake Gogebic Wednesday afternoon.
Around 4:30 p.m. officers were notified Paul Boehm, 63, of Ontonagon was about 100 yards offshore near Merriweather in Bergland Township. A local homeowner tried to reach him by paddleboard but was prevented by a layer of ice.
A conservation officer and trooper tried throwing a rescue line to Boehm, but he couldn’t pull himself out. The officers then waded out and reached him. Rescuers from the Bergland Volunteer Fire Department got a rowboat out to the men, who secured Boehm in the boat and broke ice with a paddle as the boat was rowed—and then pulled by other officers—to shore.
Boehm was taken to Aspirus Ironwood Hospital for treatment and released a few hours later.
