Fisherman falls through ice on southern Minn. lake
A fisherman has been flown to a hospital after falling through the ice of a south-central Minnesota lake.
The Free Press of Mankato reports the man fell through the ice on Lake Washington Thursday. A neighbor heard a call for help and called 911.
Emergency crews arrived but couldn't see the man. But an all-terrain vehicle was parked near a hole in the ice several dozen yards from shore.
A member of the Madison Lake Dive Team jumped in the water and pulled the man to the ice. His condition has not been released.
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Le Sueur County Sheriff Tom Doherty estimates the ice was about 4 inches thick where the man fell through into about 12 feet of water.
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Information from: [[link:http://www.mankatofreepress.com type:ext text:The Mankato Free Press]]
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