Lisa Keenan was hoping to drain more of the energy out of Gracie, her 4-month-old yellow lab.
Pat Klingelhoets, right, receives a much-deserved hug from Lisa Keenan, whom he saved after she fell through the ice on Lake Mendota's Spring Harbor last week. Keenan likely would have died had Klingelhoets not heard her cries for help.
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Lisa Keenan was reunited Monday with Pat Klingelhoets, who rescued her after she fell through the ice Thursday on Lake Mendota’s Spring Harbor. Keenan was walking her 4-month-old yellow Labrador, Gracie, when the incident happened near the end of Harbor Court, above. Klingelhoets was ice fishing nearby when he heard Keenan's cries for help.
A drainage pipe with a steady stream of water flows into Spring Harbor, which can make the ice near it less safe.
The Yahara River meets Lake Monona near Yahara Place Park, which creates unstable ice. While much of the lake may have sufficient ice, other parts may not be as safe, which is why officials always urge people to use caution and never assume that ice is safe.
The Madison Fire Department's lake rescue team moves toward an ice fisherman who fell through thin ice on Cherokee Marsh in late November. The marsh is a popular early ice spot for anglers. The two men who broke through were not taken to a hospital.
Lisa Keenan near the site, at right, at the end of Harbor Court where she fell through the ice on Lake Mendota’s Spring Harbor last Thursday while walking her dog, Gracie.
Lisa Keenan, right, recounts how Pat Klingelhoets rescued her after she fell through the ice last Thursday.
Lisa Keenan at the kitchen table of her home in Spring Harbor with Pat Klingelhoets, who used an auger to reach out to Keenan after she fell through the ice last week. Klingelhoets is a longtime tennis player and coach but also an avid ice angler.
Photos: Yahara Fishing Club’s 25th annual Kids Ice Fishing Day
The Yahara Fishing Club’s 25th annual Kids Ice Fishing Day on Monona Bay at Brittingham Park drew hundreds of participants, They included Maria Estalona, 9, right, and sister, Ignacia, 7, left, with their brother, Francisco, 7, center and parents, Victor Estalona and Vicky Gonzalez, of Madison.
Zoey Hamus, 2, of Waunakee, has her photo taken by father Jake with the bluegill she caught during the Yahara Fishing Club’s 25th annual Kids Ice Fishing Day on Monona Bay in 2023.
Siblings, from left, Bo Maher, 4, and Maple, 3, of Middleton, warm up with hot chocolate during the Yahara Fishing Club’s 25th annual Kids Ice Fishing Day on Monona Bay at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Ben Lin, of Oregon, and his son, Elijah, 4, try ice fishing for the first time during the Yahara Fishing Club’s 25th annual Kids Ice Fishing Day on Monona Bay at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Members of the Yahara Fishing Club hand out buckets filled with ice fishing rods, ice scoops and weights during the club’s 25th annual Kids Ice Fishing Day on Monona Bay at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Cristella Horstmann, 4, left, and sister, Elora, 6, from Middleton, go ice fishing during the Yahara Fishing Club’s 25th annual Kids Ice Fishing Day on Monona Bay at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Jh’Manii Jackson, 7, with her mom, Taneshia, left, goes ice fishing during the Yahara Fishing Club’s 25th annual Kids Ice Fishing Day on Monona Bay at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Steve Collins, left, of Madison, shows his granddaughter, Alexis Niebuhr, 11, of Rockford, how to hold the crappie she caught during the Yahara Fishing Club’s 25th annual Kids Ice Fishing Day on Monona Bay at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Kim Galloway, left, member of the Yahara Fishing Club, hands out a bucket of ice fishing supplies to event attendees, including Holden Schiele, 7, of Middleton, during the club’s 25th annual Kids Ice Fishing Day on Monona Bay at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Keith Cronin, of Madison, gets a photo of his kids, from right, Sam, 6, Oliver, 11, and Tim, 9, with a bluegill caught by Sam, during the Yahara Fishing Club’s 25th annual Kids Ice Fishing Day on Monona Bay at Brittingham Park in Madison, Wis., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
