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Minnesota Man Rescued After Trying To Ice Fish In November
Sure, it's been a cold fall in Minnesota, but it hasn't been cold enough to go ice fishing.
ISANTI COUNTY, MN — It has been a particularly cold November in Minnesota. However, it hasn't been cold enough to walk out on the lakes, as one man learned this weekend.
At 5 p.m. Saturday, Isanti County dispatch received a report that a man broke through the ice on Skogman Lake. Deputies and fire crews responded to the scene.
The man was able to get himself out. Police say he was trying to ice fish before falling through.
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Officials say that other than being wet and cold, the man was OK.
"Folks, it is not even close to safe to venture out on the ice," the Isanti County Sheriff's Office tweeted. "However, it is a pretty safe bet that you will go through any ice we currently have on area lakes."
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Ice fishers should always check with local officials to see if the ice is thick enough before venturing out.
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