the OPP
On Sunday around 11:45 a.m., Rainy River District OPP officers received a report of a submerged vehicle in Rainy Lake near the Noden Causeway.
A pickup truck hauling a trailer with a load of flooring was travelling on an ice road when it went through the ice near the “Five Mile” dock at Couchiching First Nation.
The driver and passenger were unharmed. The vehicle, trailer, and debris were recovered by a Fort Frances towing company.
The OPP also notified the Ministry of Natural Resources of the incident.
The public is to be aware of the rapidly-changing ice surfaces due to unseasonably warm weather patterns.
Unusual for March, Sunday marked Fort Frances as one of the warmest areas in the country.
The warm weather is welcomed by many, but ice surfaces are quickly weakening so take precautions and reduce the risk—stay off the ice.
