Overview
- Crews returned at dawn Sunday with a drone to scan Bee’s River near First Encounter Beach, then halted the search around 9 a.m. after finding no sign of the missing man.
- Police were first alerted at 9:07 a.m. Saturday by a report of a wet, distressed dog, leading officers to the woman who had fallen through the ice in Bee’s River.
- The Barnstable County dive team recovered the woman under the ice at about 11:12 a.m. Saturday, and investigators said evidence suggests her husband may have gone in earlier.
- Two Eastham police officers fell through the ice during rescue attempts, made it back to shore, and were evaluated at Cape Cod Hospital.
- Multiple agencies used divers, an underwater remotely operated vehicle, and drones during searches; officials asked the public to avoid the area, confirmed the couple’s names are being withheld, and said the dog was reunited with family.