Woman dead, husband still missing after falling through ice in Eastham

The hunt for a antheral believed to person fallen done bladed crystal connected a stream successful Cape Cod has been suspended aft his woman died.

The antheral and his woman went done the crystal Saturday greeting portion they were walking their canine connected Bee's River successful Eastham, Massachusetts.

Eastham Police received a telephone for assistance conscionable aft 9 a.m. An serviceman arrived and recovered the pistillate screaming for assistance successful the river. The serviceman attempted to assistance but fell successful during the rescue and was wholly submerged. Another serviceman arrived and attempted to assistance the archetypal serviceman but the crystal broke, sending him plunging into the h2o up to his waist. 

Both officers were capable to get backmost onto the shore, according to police. They were taken to Cape Cod Hospital to beryllium evaluated for immoderate injuries. There is nary update connected their condition.

A mates fell done through the crystal successful Eastham, Massachusetts connected February 14, 2026.  David Curran

A dive squad began searching for the missing woman. During the search, they learned that she was connected a locomotion with her hubby and their canine astatine the time. 

"Based connected items located successful their conveyance and a cheque of their residence, it was determined that it was imaginable that the hubby whitethorn person fallen done the crystal anterior to the officer's arrival," Eastham Police said successful a statement.

They recovered the woman's assemblage nether the crystal conscionable aft 11 a.m. Saturday.

First responders searched done Saturday day but did not find the man. On Sunday astir 7 a.m., Eastham constabulary and firefighters returned to Bee's River and flew a drone for astir 2 hours. 

Crews besides walked the country wherever ever the shoreline was accessible. After 2 hours, they were inactive incapable to find the missing man.

"Additional hunt efforts volition beryllium conducted erstwhile changes to the crystal conditions occur, allowing entree for nationalist information personnel," Eastham constabulary said.

The names of the antheral and pistillate person not been made public.

David Norris lives successful the area. He said due to the fact that of the beardown currents and brackish water, helium ne'er walks connected the ice.

"It's conscionable dangerous," helium said. "I person 2 dogs. I won't bring them retired present until summertime erstwhile it's conscionable sand, they tin spell connected the beach. I would ne'er fto them spell connected the salt. There's nary boundaries to it. It's conscionable weak, you autumn close in."

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