A 35-year-old Oshkosh man declined assistance during an attempted ice rescue Tuesday, telling emergency personnel the fishing was best in the area he was stationed on a slab of ice.
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Joseph Dake used a ladder to get to the ice slab across open water, which was located 1/4 mile out from the Lake Winnebago shore east of 28 Lake Street at 5 p.m. Tuesday, said Lt. John Zimmerman, Winnebago County Sheriffs Department.
"It wasnt a free flowing piece of ice," Zimmerman said. He added the ice slab was connected to ice that lead to shore, but had a large crack in it that had opened up.
The Oshkosh Fire Department deployed a rescue boat to the man. He refused assistance, stating the fishing was good in that area.
"He had caught some fish and I think thats part of the reason he didnt want to leave," Zimmerman said. "Apparently, he has done this before."