SEAFORD, Del. - A group of duck hunters are recovering after they found themselves stuck in the middle of the Nanticoke River in Seaford. First responders from multiple agencies responded to the incident that sent one person to the hospital.
The Seaford Volunteer Fire Department says four young men were out duck hunting Monday morning when they got stuck in ice. One person was taken to the hospital and the others were not injured.
The four young hunters called the Seaford Fire Department, once they realized they were stuck in the marsh. Two men were on the boat and the other two were on the duck blind.
"The rescue boats from Blades and Seaford were able to make way to guys on the river doing some duck hunting, and they were able to assist in pulling the boat to the Seaford boat ramp," said Seaford Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief, Jason Hudson.
First responders were called to the scene at 8:50 a.m. and the entire rescue was complete by 10:18 a.m.
"This is kind of rare, and the weather is kind of rare also, so we don't get a lot of this, but we do have the gear and equipment to make those types of rescues," said Ron Marvel, public information officer from the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department.
Seaford, Blades, Laurel and Sharptown were involved with the rescue as well as helicopters from Delaware State Police.
"Department of Natural Resources was able to make it on foot, make access to the duck blind, where there were also two subjects that they assisted in getting to safety. It sounded like they used some shorelines to make it a safe manner to get them up to the ground," said Hudson.
Everyone made it out of the water safely, and the hunter who went to the hospital is expected to be okay.