Rescue on Greenwood Lake

Greenwood Lake - Police rescued four fishermen last Thursday, March 6, after two of them fell through the melting ice on Greenwood Lake. Yuri Timchenko of Brooklyn was ice fishing with three friends about 200 feet from shore when he fell through the ice; he was rescued by Greenwood Lake Police officer and volunteer firefighter Al Nicholas. Another man fell through the ice trying to reach police and was pulled from the water. The two other fishermen walked down a few yards and where rescued by police and Greenwood Lake fighterfighter Anthony Alfano and Greenwood Lake Det. John Hanson. The four men received medical attention at the scene, but refused to be taken to the hospital. Greenwood Lake police, firefighters and ambulance corps members, as well as Warwick Police, helped at the scene.(Photos by Ed Bailey)