Kit and Jerry Boucher identified as the Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts couple walking dog die after falling through ice near First Encounter Beach, with rescuers recovering the wife’s body while her husband continues to remain missing and presumed dead days after Saturday’s tragedy.
It was suppose to be a peaceful relaxing morning walk like any other morning, but it wasn’t…
A Massachusetts couple who died after falling through the ice on Cape Cod over the weekend was identified Tuesday by their children as Kit and Jerry Boucher.
Kit Boucher, 71, and Jerry Boucher, 72, were walking their black Labrador, Casey, along Bee’s River near First Encounter Beach, Saturday morning, circa 9 a.m, when the dog fell into the frigid water, prompting the couple to attempt a rescue, WJAR reported, citing Eastham police.
Woman dies after falling through Cape Cod ice in Eastham as missing husband feared dead
An officer responding to a report of a loose, wet dog in the parking lot, heard a woman screaming for help and found Kit in the river, police said.
While officers tried to pull her out, the ice gave way and both Kit and one officer became completely submerged, officials said. A second officer fell in up to his waist while trying to help, but both officers were pulled to safety and later evaluated at a hospital. Despite efforts by the Eastham Fire Department and the Barnstable County Technical Rescue Team, Kit did not survive. Officials later surmised that the woman’s husband had remained unaccounted for and sought to desperately locate and rescue the man.
Desperate effort to save Cape Cod wife and missing husband amid treacherous conditions
Rescuers searched for Jerry Boucher for several hours Saturday and Sunday but were forced to stop because the conditions had become too dangerous. They resumed the search Tuesday. The missing man, presumed to be dead, had yet to be located.
‘Our family is devastated by the tragic loss of our beloved parents, Kit and Jerry Boucher. We are deeply grateful for the heroic efforts of the first responders in Eastham. We are thankful for the outpouring of love, and appreciate the privacy and discretion the community is extending to our family during this unimaginably difficult time,’ Katy Boucher and Amy Lawson said in a joint statement Tuesday.
No other information about the incident is available at this point in the investigation.
Eastham, Massachusetts is 93 miles southeast of Boston.
