CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland Fire Department is honoring a New Jersey man and an off-duty Franklin Township firefighter for their life-saving efforts.
Cleveland Fire will be honoring the two for rescuing a person who had fallen into the freezing waters of Lake Erie last year.
According to Cleveland Fire, on March 18, 2023, a typical chilly, late-winter Cleveland day, off-duty firefighter Taner Smith was visiting an establishment on the East 9th Street pier when he heard someone working on a boat had fallen into the water.
The water was 36 degrees and 7 feet deep, according to Cleveland Fire…