06-20-13 LAKE VIEW, IA Arizona woman rescued from Black Hawk Lake ncnewspress.com (06-21-13) An Arizona woman was rescued from Black Hawk Lake Thur. afternoon (06-20), after the PWC she was operating with her son overturned and the 2 were separated from the craft by high winds. Operator was pulled from the lake by staff from the Iowa DNR district office at Lake View. "We had a call about an unoccupied PWC and that 2 people were in the lake yelling for help," secretary at the office. "I called 911 and joined a subject in his vehicle to go to the scene." district wildlife supervisor, contacted fellow DNR staff who launched a boat to assist.  Operator's son successfully made it to shore and was looking for help. A resident was attempting to launch a pontoon but the high winds made it difficult. DNR was able to get the boat launched and motor over to Welch, who was pulled from the lake. Emergency crews arrived within 10 min. Operator was taken by relatives to Loring Hosp. in Sac City for evaluation. Both individuals were wearing lifejackets.
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