Overview
- The Cary Fire Protection District was dispatched around 4:38 p.m. to the 6200 block of Londonderry Drive in unincorporated Cary for reports of people calling for help on Lake Killarney.
- Two off-duty firefighters spotted an adult and a teenager 50 to 75 feet from shore struggling to stay above water.
- One off-duty firefighter entered through the ice to rescue the teenager as arriving crews began operations to reach the adult.
- Both primary rescues were completed about eight minutes after fire crews arrived, authorities said.
- A neighbor who attempted to assist also fell through the ice but self-rescued and, along with the other two, was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.