NISSWA — Two people are uninjured after their vehicle went through the ice Monday, Feb. 17, on Round Lake in Nisswa.
Crow Wing County Sgt. Andy Bradley said the occupants of a Dodge Durango got turned around on the lake and did not realize they were so close to the channel connecting Round and Gull lakes.
Fortunately, only 2 feet of water met with the front end of the vehicle, allowing the two adult occupants to make their way to safety and call for help.
“It's shallow there, but (the water) also runs to that channel and goes over to Gull, so the ice is usually pretty thin in that area,” Bradley said, noting the incident happened about 150 feet from the shore. “He got turned around, didn't realize how close he was to it, and he basically dropped the front end of the vehicle.”
Turner Towing got the call about 7:30 a.m. and successfully extracted the vehicle from the ice.
1/4: Bill Schultz and Mark Turner with Turner Towing walk toward a partially submerged truck Monday, Feb. 17, in the channel on Round Lake. The driver of the truck got turned around and drove onto the thin ice over the channel. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
2/4: Bill Schultz with Turner Towing uses a chain saw Monday, Feb. 17, to cut an ice free path to winch a partially submerged truck out of Round Lake. The truck fell through the ice into about 2 feet of water after becoming turned around on the lake. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
3/4: After freeing a truck from the ice Monday, Feb. 17, Bill Schultz and Mark Turner guide the vehicle toward the shore as the Turner Towing truck winches the vehicle along the ice free path. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
4/4: With the truck partially submerged Monday, Feb. 17, Bill Schultz and Mark Turner remove ice on Round Lake to create an ice-free path to winch the vehicle to shore. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
