Three fishermen fell through the ice while trying to walk on Big Turkey Lake.
Credit: Indiana DNR Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 12:24 PM EST January 7, 2021
STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. Indiana conservation officers helped rescue three men who fell through the ice on Big Turkey Lake in Steuben County Wednesday.
Around 3:30 p.m., officers got the call that fishermen had fallen through the ice near 10200 west block of County Road 475 South. Brad Levitz, 61, and his son, Bradley Levitz, 40, were trying to walk on the ice. The father realized the danger and began to return to shore when the son fell through the ice, about 200 yards away from land.
STROH â Three men had to be pulled from Big Turkey Lake after falling through the ice on Wednesday, said a news release from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Law Enforcement.
Indiana Conservation Officers responded to a report of three fishermen who had fallen through at about 3:30 p.m.
One man had fallen into the lake as he was going out to ice fish with his father. He was freed from the water by two other fishermen and as they were returning to shore, they all went in.
At approximately 3:30 p.m., Steuben County Communications received a 911 call that the fishermen had fallen through the ice near the 10200 block West C.R. 475S.