Truck through the ice on Lake Winnipeg

[Mike Stark]

F250 broke through this morning on lake winnipeg. it was a father and daughter. father had to go back in to get his daughter out of the truck. one of the guys that helped said there was 15in of ice in the area. this happened along one the main trails out from the warner access.

be safe out there.

[mrklean]

Very scary stuff glad they made it out

[CJH]

No good. Glad they are alright.

15in, probably not enough to support HD trucks.

[Boar]

Holy smokes< Thank the good lord their ok. Scary scary stuff, hope the girl isnt to traumatized or he dad for that matter.

[Mike Stark]

No good. Glad they are alright.

15in, probably not enough to support HD trucks.

i agree with you there. the guy that saw it happen today said that yesterday a 2500HD with a quad in the box drove over the exact same spot.

[WalleyeChaser]

Yikes! Glad to hear all are safe!

[grasshopper]

Where's Lake Winnipeg?

[Mike Stark]

Where's Lake Winnipeg?

Manitoba

[Coon]

what happens next when something like this happens?

[Bulldoggr]

hopefully he talked to his insurance agent about driving out on a frozen lake. I have and I am covered as well as my fish house.

[Mike Stark]

I think if you have full coverage on your truck, the insurance will cover the loss. They will not pay for recovering the vehicle from the lake tho.

[otterman91105]

Pretty scary. Good to hear that they both made it out.

[Mike Stark]

sounds like this guy got too close to a big pressure ridge. for those that are not aware, ice around pressure ridges can be much thinner than the main sheet of ice. there were cracks coming off the pressure ridge as well. always use caution when fishing/traveling around pressure ridges.

[Mike Stark]

This a post from a CO in the Winnipeg area named Andre on a Manitoba forum. There is already truck traffic on a few lakes in northern MN and will soon be a lot more with the cold temps. This is good info for anyone that spends time on the ice.

It should be noted that it was an adult female (daughter) who was involved in yesterday's incident. Goes to show that age is pretty much irrelevant when it comes to having difficulty getting out of such a predicament.

Lee diplomatically told everyone on the best way to check ice at cracks or ridges. Stopping your vehicle before the crack, walking out with a needle bar or chisel. Testing the ice thickness as he walks towards the crack AND in the crack too. Drifting snow, constant shifting of ice pans are all traps for the person who does not check before driving across a crack.

Multiple vehicles crossing a crack does not make it safer to cross per say. All that traffic in an inherently weak area may very well make it weaker.

Always be aware of smaller cracks running parallel to the larger ones. These create ice pans that sometimes float freely or have very thin ice holding them together. A vehicle driving onto such a pan will break the "seal" so to speak, and the pan tilts or breaks into a smaller piece from the weight of the vehicle.

We're all learning from experience, good and bad. The important thing IS to LEARN from those experiences.

[deadeye]

We're all learning from experience, good and bad. The important thing IS to LEARN from those experiences.

BINGO!

[Mike Stark]

More reports coming in from Lake Winnipeg today saying that 60 yards from where the truck went in they found just 10in of ice. There are also a couple big cracks that formed on the main path. People are saying there is 20-24in of ice in most areas. Goes to show that just cause there is 2ft of ice on one spot of the lake doesnt mean that there is 2ft ice everywhere on the lake.

We are lucky that most of the big lakes in MN have folks out checking ice, staking trails, and marking bad spots. Those folks work hard so that we can safely get out onto the ice.

[cam white]

They will cover removal of the truck as well. Truck is fully covered, no deductable or points on your licence.