A vehicle broke through the ice on Lake Winnebago in Fond du Lac Thursday evening, and crews are warning people that the ice is not safe at this time.
At 6:57 p.m., Fond du Lac Fire Rescue, police and deputies responded to Lakeside Park for a report of a vehicle through the ice. It was near the Garden Drive landing area, about a quarter mile from shoreline. The temperature was 54 degrees at that time.
The occupants were standing on the ice near a UTV.
“Fire and Medical personnel responded with ice rescue equipment and made contact with the individuals who were trying to remove the UTV from the ice, the depth of water was reported to be about 3 to 4 feet which certainly aided in the occupants overall outcome and ability to exit the vehicle,” says Garth Schumacher, Division Chief of Fire Prevention.