BUFFALO CITY, Wis. — A man who was hard-water fishing at the Spring Lake slough landing fell through the Mississippi River ice. Bystanders pulled Daniel L. Keller, age 71, of Cochrane, from the water. He was treated by an ambulance crew called to the scene. This was about 1p.m. The incident was the first on thin ice in Buffalo County this season.
Spring Lake. A Mississippi River boat landing on the Lock and Dam 5 levee. Image: Buffalo County sheriff