(HUNTSVILLE, ON) On Wednesday February 24, 2016 just before 11:00am Huntsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Muskoka EMS were notified that a snowmobile had gone through the ice on Fairy Lake near Scotts Point Road in the town of Huntsville.
Witnesses observed two snow machines out on Fairy Lake and one had gone through the ice. The driver, a 16 year old from Huntsville, ON managed to get himself up on the ice and roll toward the second snowmobiler, who went back and picked him up. He was eventually transported to a local area hospital by Muskoka EMS.
Staff Sergeant John Graham of Huntsville detachment advises “although we have had some colder weather recently, this does not mean that our local lakes are frozen enough to venture out on motorized vehicles. Take a minute to assess the ice conditions before you venture out”.
Staying off the ice altogether is the only sure way to prevent snowmobile tragedies from occurring on our waterways this winter. No ice is safe ice.