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Offline jr_the_dj

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Be Careful Out There!
« on: Dec 06, 2007, 11:14 AM »
This unfortunate story was in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel this morning.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- A Chippewa County man riding an ATV broke through the ice on Pike Lake and died.

Investigators said the 60-year-old man was at the Shady Nook Bar on Pike Lake, then headed out on the lake.

The Sheriff's Department said people in the bar saw the man fall through the ice and called 911.

Divers searched the icy water and recovered the man's body at about 4 p.m. Wednesday, four hours after he was reported missing.

Check conditions before driving across!

Have fun, stay safe this season.

JR
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Offline kayak2fish

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Re: Be Careful Out There!
« Reply #1 on: Dec 06, 2007, 11:20 AM »
That's pretty sad. I wonder how much alcohol-fueled bravado had to do with it. "Hey, guys. I bet that ice is safe for my four-wheeler." That's why they were all looking out the window, I imagine.
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Offline Buck1985

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Re: Be Careful Out There!
« Reply #2 on: Dec 06, 2007, 11:49 AM »
Or they were worried about him. I was on a lake yesterday  and there was about 2 1/2" of ice, and someone had driven their snowmobile across the ice in 2 different spots, I don't know how fast they went across,, or maybe the ice was thicker in that spot.
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Offline mjbmxz

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Re: Be Careful Out There!
« Reply #3 on: Dec 06, 2007, 12:35 PM »
I hate hearing these stories every year.  A few years back I had a guy ask me how much ice  was on the lake we were at.  I told him I was gonna check the ice depth.  I seen a few people had walked out about and drilled a hole ever 5 feet to about 30 feet out.  This idiot just drives his fourwheeler and shanty out on the ice without checking it.  I said "Dude, check the ice!!" he just waves.  I watched him drive about 150 yds out, and set up.  Ice must of been decent.  After 10 minutes I left.  People like him make me wonder. Specially with snow on the ice, I dunno how he could of been able to tell how much ice was there.
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Re: Be Careful Out There!
« Reply #4 on: Dec 06, 2007, 12:43 PM »
i heard that on the news this morning, very unfortunate.  wasn't there something about 2 young men as well?
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Re: Be Careful Out There!
« Reply #5 on: Dec 08, 2007, 01:14 AM »
Some more info I found on that and another incident.

http://www.wqow.com/News/index.php?ID=17284
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Re: Be Careful Out There!
« Reply #6 on: Dec 08, 2007, 03:07 AM »
Here's a link for your post Icepuppy.
http://www.wqow.com/News/index.php?ID=17284
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