Someone decided to drive on the ice to go ice fishing in Sanilac County, here is the police report. This must have been a difficult recovery!
On February 16, 2019 at approximately 12:00 P.M., people ice fishing in the Lexington Harbor called 9-1-1 to report a truck had broken through the ice and there was a person in the truck. Citizens helped convince the male occupant to exit the truck and jump to safety on the solid ice.
Lexington Police, Lexington Fire, Sanilac County Sheriff’s Deputies, and Croswell EMS were dispatched to the scene. The male, a 62-year-old from Kimball, was treated and released by EMS on scene. The male was arrested by the Lexington Police.
On Sunday, February 17, 2019 a joint recovery effort was undertaken to remove the vehicle from the lake. The 2016 Dodge Ram was entirely submerged under the ice in approximately 12 feet of water. The truck was located at the mouth of the harbor, over 850 feet from shore. The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team, Sanilac County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team, and the Lexington Fire Department organized a complex recovery. The effort, led by the St. Clair County Dive Team, consisted of cutting a series of large triangular holes in ice that was up to 14 inches thick. Divers then swam under the ice and hooked up to the truck. The truck was towed under the ice towards the launch ramp until the water was too shallow to tow under the ice. Personnel then cut a massive hole in the ice and the truck was towed onto the boat launch ramp