Three snowmobiles crossing a frozen Vermont lake plunged through the ice Saturday, killing a man, his 24-year-old daughter and 3-year-old grandaughter.
The snowmobiles were carrying six people on Lake Dunmore when the accident occurred about 100 yeards from shore at about noon Saturday, Jan 9, 2010. Five people went into the water and were later pulled out by rescue crews. a 4-year-old was pushed to safety before the snowmobile he was riding went through the ice.
The accident was the latest in a series of fatal incidents involving snowmobiles in Vermont.
The 4-year-old apparently ran to shore for help. Rescuers used a ladder, a roof rake and a 200-foot length of rope in the rescue. The 6-year-old boy was conscious when pulled from the water, which is about 30 feet deep or more in that section of the lake. Just how thick the ice was at the time of the accident wasn't immediately clear, but others had left snowmobiling tracks in the area earlier.
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