Officials encourage safety after incidents involving thin ice
Authorities say there were at least five incidents of people falling through thin ice over the holiday weekend. Author: Charmaine Nero (KARE 11) Published: 8:51 PM CST December 27, 2020 Updated: 3:22 AM CST December 28, 2020
STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. As temperatures take a dive, eager Minnesotans are heading to nearby lakes to enjoy ice hockey, skating and fishing.
“With restrictions in place, we are seeing a lot of people that are going out enjoying outdoor activities,” says Sgt. Adam Hoffman with the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials are asking people heading onto the ice to take precautions though, after responding to at least five incidents of people falling through thin ice over the weekend.
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ATV Breaks Through Thin Ice on Stearns County Lake
Forty-two-year-old
Cory Hanson and 44-year-old
Lori Hanson of Avon had been driving their 2017 Polaris Ranger side by side when it broke through the ice. They were both able to get out of the vehicle and make it safely out of the water to a nearby icehouse.
Stearns County Sheriff s Office
The ATV is submerged in what is believed to be approximately 27 feet of water. The area had recently had open water and not long ago frozen over due to waterfowl in the area. Hanson has made arrangements with a private tow service to have the ATV removed from the lake.
ATV breaks through thin ice in Stearns County
Two people were able to escape the sinking ATV and make it safely out of the water to a nearby icehouse
Credit: Stearns County Sheriff s Office
ATV through ice on Two Rivers Lake in Stearns County Author: Bill Strande Updated: 10:09 AM CST December 27, 2020
Two people escaped a sinking ATV on Saturday after it fell through thin ice in Stearns County.
Just before 5 p.m. Saturday, the Stearns County Sheriff s Office received a report of a side-by-side ATV that had broken through the ice on the north end of Two Rivers Lake in Holding Township.
ATV Breaks Through Thin Ice on Stearns County Lake
Forty-two-year-old
Cory Hanson and 44-year-old
Lori Hanson of Avon had been driving their 2017 Polaris Ranger side by side when it broke through the ice. They were both able to get out of the vehicle and make it safely out of the water to a nearby icehouse.
Stearns County Sheriff s Office
The ATV is submerged in what is believed to be approximately 27 feet of water. The area had recently had open water and not long ago frozen over due to waterfowl in the area. Hanson has made arrangements with a private tow service to have the ATV removed from the lake.