Bender Park water rescues; 5 rescued in separate incidents
Scene at Bender Park
OAK CREEK, Wis. - Five people were pulled from Lake Michigan on Sunday, Aug. 18, in two separate incidents that happened near Bender Park in Oak Creek.
According to the Oak Creek Fire Department, the first incident happened at 5:49 p.m. and involved multiple people in distress in the water at Bender Park.
The first arriving fire crews found three victims on the beach and initiated patient care.
Those victims had all been in the water and were removed prior to the arrival of the fire department. Two victims were taken to the hospital for further treatment and one victim refused treatment.
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The second incident occurred about one hour later and involved a rowboat that capsized near the WE Energies fishing pier.
Both people who had been on board were found along the rocky shoreline.
One of the victims was able to walk with assistance to the WE Energies Fishing Pier for medical evaluation, who refused further treatment and was not taken to the hospital.
Due to the second victim’s injuries, and the cliff that borders the water in that area, the Milwaukee Fire Department’s Heavy Urban Rescue Team (H.U.R.T) and Cudahy Fire Department’s High Angle Rescue Team were utilized to move that person up the face of the cliff.
The second victim was transported to the hospital for further evaluation.