Overview
- The couple fell through the ice on Bee’s River while walking their dog Saturday morning, and divers recovered the woman’s body just after 11 a.m.
- Authorities resumed efforts at dawn Sunday using a drone and shoreline teams, then suspended the search for the missing husband due to unsafe conditions.
- Two Eastham police officers broke through the ice during rescue attempts, made it back to shore, and were evaluated at Cape Cod Hospital.
- Specialized responders, including the Barnstable County Technical Rescue and Dive Team, deployed divers, an underwater remotely operated vehicle, and drones, and officials asked the public to avoid the area.
- Police are withholding the couple’s names at the family’s request, and the dog was found and reunited with extended relatives.