Early on morning of Sunday January 27th, 2008 a pickup
with flatbed went into the lake on the south side
of Cherry Point.
The two young men in the vehicle were able to get
out safely after getting a little wet. The depth of
the water was about 9 feet. The ice where the vehicle
went in was about 2 inches thick while the rest of
the lake is over 24 inches thick.
The tire in first picture marks the spot where the
vehicle was under water. A tow truck on the shore
was able to use a cable to pull it up and out. Three
deputies from Sheriff’s Department wore wet suits
and used a chain saw to cut the ice. Only 20 feet
from the hole the ice was already over a foot thick,
and they were able to get it up onto the ice at that
point.
Jim Barrett has talked to the Sheriff's Department
about obtaining signage to mark this area in the future.
Lesson learned: Be very careful of the ice around
Cherry Point - even when there is ample ice on the
rest of the lake!
