The ice is never 100% safe to drive on, even in the middle of winter in the upper Midwest, because warmer temperatures have caused the ice to shift and create pressure ridges where the ice becomes thinner.
Footage shows the recovery of two vehicles from two different lakes in Barron County, Wisconsin.
The first part of the video was shot in Cameron, Wisconsin. Yesterday afternoon, a Chevy Suburban broke through ice on Prairie Lake near Cameron, WI. The Suburban drove over a pressure ridge that had formed between an island and the main shoreline of the lake. The water in this spot was around 3 feet deep, as there was a sandbar on which the pressure ridge formed. No injuries were reported. This video package will show the recovery of the suburban on this windy afternoon.
The second vehicle was in Chetek, Wisconsin, where a Toyota truck went through the ice on Chetek Lake. The truck went through the pressure ridge by the Highway D bridge. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was sitting in about 4 to maybe 5 feet of water.
Most of the area lakes have about 16 to 20 inches of ice on them, but due to the underwater currents and the freezing and thawing with the record-warm temperatures this year, many lakes have pressure ridges hidden in the ice.
Shot Description
From Cameron, Wisc.
Clip 1. The crew formed a game plan.
Clip 2. The Suburban is waiting to be rescued.
Clip 3. Crew cutting the ice away from the suburban.
Clips 4-5. The crew pulled the Suburban out of the water.
Clip 6. Pulling the Suburban away from the hole in the ice.
From Chetek, Wisc.
Clip 7. Crew cutting the ice away from the truck.
Clip 8. Crew hooking up the chains to the truck.
Clips 9-10. The crew pulled the truck out of the water.
Clip 11. The crew pulled the equipment through the shot.
SID: Dirk Miller
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