A western Illinois couple died at a hospital hours following a sheriff’s deputy pulled them out of a farm pond following an apparent ice fishing accident, police said.
Sean D. Chaney, 52, and his wife, Dawn A. Chaney, 50, both of LaHarpe, Illinois, died Saturday night at a West Burlington, Iowa hospital following several hours of efforts to save their lives.
Police found the couple at an agricultural pond near Durham, Illinois, following dispatchers received a call around 3:45 p.m. CT that two people were in the water following what was described as an apparent fee. of ice.
An agent pulled the couple out of the pond minutes following EMS arrived on the scene near Durham, an unincorporated Hancock County community located regarding 100 miles northwest of Springfield.
The couple were treated at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa, before succumbing to their injuries, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.
The incident remains under investigation, police said.
