One person dead after snowmobile goes through ice
The have identified the driver of the snowmobile as Gregory Parkinson, 40, of Tomahawk.
VILAS COUNTY, Wis. (WAOW) One person is dead after their snowmobile went through the ice in the Town of Lincoln.
The Vilas County Sheriff s Office said it happened just before 7 p.m. Tuesday.
A press release says the person went off the trail on Catfish Lake before they came across a thin layer of ice and open body of water. Search and rescue crews found the operator underwater and unresponsive.
Officials said the operator was transported to a local hospital where life saving efforts were unsuccessful.
By Liz Holbrook
Jan 20, 2021 1:06 PM
EAGLE RIVER, WI (WSAU) One person is dead after their snowmobile went through the ice in Eagle River.
The Vilas County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that the crash happened just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Officials say the person identified as 40-year-old Gregory Parkinson of Tomahawk, went off the trail on Catfish Lake before they came across a thin layer of ice and an open body of water.
Search and rescue crews found the operator underwater and unresponsive. Officials said the operator was transported to a local hospital where life-saving efforts were unsuccessful.