Overview
- Eastham officers responded just after 9 a.m. to a report of a wet, distressed dog at First Encounter Beach and located a woman calling for help in Bee's River.
- The first officer became fully submerged while attempting a rescue and a second fell in up to his waist, with both reaching shore and being taken to Cape Cod Hospital for evaluation.
- Dive teams recovered the woman's body under the ice shortly after 11 a.m., according to officials.
- Items found in the couple's vehicle and a residence check led police to believe the husband may have fallen through the ice before officers arrived, and the search continued Saturday afternoon.
- Authorities have not released the identities of those involved, and the Barnstable County Technical Rescue and Dive teams remain engaged in operations.