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A 57-year-old woman dies after falling through the ice on the Rock River.

According to a news release from the Rock County sheriff’s Office, first responders were dispatched to the 6500 block of South Edgewater Drive in Rock township for a water rescue on the Rock River just before noon on Friday.

Initial investigation determined that a woman had fallen though the ice and could not be seen.

Units from the Rock County Dive Team, Janesville Fire Department Dive Team, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team, Beloit Police, and Fontana Fire Department responded and the victim was recovered from under the ice-covered river around 5:30 p.m.

The incident remains under investigation.

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