ICYMI: Teen Fell Through Thin Ice At Canaan Lake

Patchogue NY

07 February, 2021

4:46 PM

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In case you missed it, here's a story that appeared earlier this week in the Patchogue Patch: NORTH PATCHOGUE, NY — A Medford teenager was hospitalized after falling through thin ice at Canaan Lake in North Patchogue Sunday afternoon, according to Suffolk police. The 17-year-old fell through the ice 50 feet from the shore off of Vehslage Street, near Old North Ocean Avenue, at 3:30 p.m. The teen was able to pull himself out of the water within a few minutes of falling. He was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue for non-life-threatening injuries. The North Patchogue Fire Department was also on scene.