Monmouth firefighters rescue iced-in loon on Tacoma Lake

KENNEBEC JOURNAL • January 2, 2022

Monmouth firefighters rescued an iced-in loon Sunday afternoon on Tacoma Lake. Fire Chief Dan Roy said such a rescue was “unique,” happening when a bird becomes trapped in open water that is surrounded by ice. A loon typically needs at least 100 feet for a “runway,” and since the bird was iced in, it did not have room to take off. Winn said there were at least a half-dozen loons Sunday about which rescuers had concerns, but the one in Monmouth was the only one rescued.