Woman Falls Through Ice at University Lake

A woman fell through the ice       Police say Henry was up to
on University Lake Wednesday       his neck in the water in the
afternoon after her dog got        attempt to reach her. Truitt
loose from its leash while         was able to grab onto the
she was walking it on trails       tree and she was pulled out.
near the lake.                     The woman’s dog also fell
Police identified the woman        into the water, but was
as 46-year-old Gloria Truitt,      pulled out of the water by a
and say her dog was on a           bystander, police say.
leash and broke free and ran       Truitt looked shaken up after
to the lake.                       she was pulled from the water,
Both Truitt and her dog fell       and was being checked by
through the ice about 60 feet      medics. Police say she was
from shore.                        taken to the hospital and is
Anchorage police arrived           expected to recover fully.
first, and three officers --       Truitt is the second person
Kevin Ehm, Seth McMillan and       to fall in University Lake in
Shaun Henry – gathered fallen      the last nine days. Last week,
tries and tied them together       a man fell through the ice
to reach out to Truitt.            and was rescued by bystanders.

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