Crime & Safety
Photos: Breakwall Scare Ends in Rescue
Photo gallery captures Port Washington and Ozaukee County officials working to rescue two men stuck under the Port Washington lighthouse on Monday morning.
Two men in their twenties were rescued Monday morning after being trapped on the breakwall and underneathe the Port Washington lighthouse on Lake Michigan, Port Washington Fire Chief Mark Mitchell said. The men walked onto the breakwall at about 4:30 a.m. and were rescued at about 10:30 a.m.
The two men were taken away in an ambulance. Mitchell said the two suffered trauma to various parts of their bodies, such as scrapes, bruises and cuts, but no obvious fractures. They were also both hypothermic. .
People lined up in the harbor area to watch the rescue. If you were one of those people and have photos, please add them to this gallery.
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