The frigid weekend temperatures resulted in many people being called away from their Christmas festivities to help people adversely impacted by the weather.
Highway road crews, linemen with electric companies, other utility workers and tow truck drivers pulling motorists out of ditches were among the more high-profile people out in the dangerous weather conditions.
Also called into action on Christmas Eve was the Marshall County Rescue Squad, which was called on to rescue duck hunters whose boat lost power while on Kentucky Lake.
The hunters were stranded on a small island in the lake. The rescue took place during single digit temperatures accompanied by gusty winds, which took the wind chills into double digits below zero.
The Rescue Squad was able to navigate through the harsh conditions and locate the hunters. Once it was determined they were in good health, the Rescue Squad secured the hunters and their boat and made the journey back to Cozy Cove where some of the hunter’s family anxiously awaited. All Rescue Squad Members and duck hunters made it back to shore safely.
In a press release, the agency said, “We strongly discourage being on the water during this weather. If we had been unable to reach the stranded individuals, the outcome could have been deadly.”
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