‘No ice is safe ice’ Police issue warning after snowmobile rider killed breaking through ice on Wolverine Lake
Man was trapped under water for about an hour, police say
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COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A man riding a snowmobile on a frozen Oakland County lake died Sunday afternoon when his vehicle crashed through the ice.
According to authorities, the 26-year-old from Wixom was under the water for an hour before being removed by the Oakland County Dive Team.
It happened of Delmonte Street on Wolverine Lake in Commerce Township.
A fire chief told Local 4 the snowmobile went under at about 12:30 p.m. The man onboard began to sink deeper and deeper under the water while people nearby started to call 911.
Nightside Report Jan. 24, 2021: Man dies after snowmobile crashes through frozen Wolverine Lake, several inches of snow expected Monday
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A man riding a snowmobile on a frozen Oakland County lake died Sunday afternoon when his vehicle crashed through the ice. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department Dive Team and Commerce Township Ice and Water Rescue were able to pull the 26-year-old Wixom man from the lake, but only after he had been underwater for quite some time.
Metro Detroit weather: How much snow to expect Monday
We have a fresh blanket of fluffy snow over Detroit and southeast Michigan Sunday evening. Scattered flurries will continue Sunday evening with cold temperatures in the upper 20s.