WIXOM, Mich. – Wixom firefighters rescued a man who drove his truck into an icy pond Monday afternoon.
According to authorities, a 60-year-old man lost control of his pickup truck while driving on Oak Creek Drive and drove into an industrial retention pond.
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Chief Jeff Roberts, of the Wixom Fire Department, put on a survival suit for cold water rescues and helped the man onto the truck’s bed liner.
Roberts and Lt. Jason Breitmeyer helped the man crawl across a ladder from the back of the truck to the shore. He was transported to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries.
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