Rookie Firefighter Rescues Teen Just Before Being Sworn in After Child, Mother Fell Through Ice on Lake Near Cary

Rookie firefighter rescues teen just before being sworn in after child, mother fell through ice on lake near Cary

Rescuers respond to Lake Killarney in the 6200 block of Londonderry Drive in unincorporated Cary after a mother and son attempting to ice fish fell through the ice, leading to a neighbor also falling into the water when he tried to help them Tuesday afternoon. | Photo: CFPD Officials say an off-duty rookie firefighter, just hours before he received his badge, rescued a teenager after the boy and his mother fell through the ice into a frigid lake…

Adult and Teen Rescued After Falling Through Ice While Ice Fishing at Lake Killarney in Unincorporated Cary

Cary Fire Protection District firefighters, paramedics and divers responded at 4:38 Tuesday afternoon, January 13, 2026 to reports of people calling for help in Lake Killarney. A teenage individual and an adult fell through the ice while attempting to go ice fishing approximately 50 to 75 feet from