Shawnee Township, Ohio Police, Firefighters Plunged Into Life-And-Death Struggle In Icy

When Shawnee Township policeman Ted Falke saw an elderly woman looking out the passenger window of her Buick Century, which was quickly sinking into a pond Saturday night, he dropped his gun belt, grabbed his flashlight and jumped in
Dec. 10, 2003
Lima News Photo by SCOTT LASHINSKY.
Those who plunged into a Shawnee Township pond Saturday night to rescue a man and woman from a submerged car are (clockwise from top left) Shawnee Township police officers Chris Miracle, Ted Falke and Shane Hartman and firefighters Bill McCullough and Ryan Schott.
Those who plunged into a Shawnee Township pond Saturday night to rescue a man and woman from a submerged car are (clockwise from top left) Shawnee Township police officers Chris Miracle, Ted Falke and Shane Hartman and firefighters Bill McCullough and Ryan Schott.
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP
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