Matthew Lubieniecki rescued a man from electrocution, Portage, Indiana, July 6, 2025. The man, 38, was in electrified water about 6.5 feet deep and about 3 feet from a marina dock after his dog slipped from his boat into the water and he jumped in to help the animal, which was in obvious distress. Feeling a shock, the man alerted others, including Lubieniecki, 52, assistant manager, that he was being electrocuted. Upon hearing the man shout, Lubieniecki approached the edge of the dock. He bent over and used one hand to brace himself on the dock surface and extended his other arm down to the man, who was just above the water’s surface with his forearms raised. Lubieniecki grasped the man’s right hand and pulled him up onto the dock. Then, with his wife, Lubieniecki removed the dog from the water and placed it on the dock. The man was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where his electrocution was verified, and he was treated and released. His dog also survived. Lubieniecki suffered a bite wound to his left hand and also sustained an injury to his left arm.
2025-0000341-10563Matthew Lubieniecki
Ogden Dunes, IN