Two riding UTV in Wisconsin fall through ice, treated for nonlife threatening injuries
Dec 26, 2024
CHETEK, Wis. (WFRV) - Two people in northwestern Wisconsin were treated for non-life-threatening injuries after falling through ice along with a UTV.
According to the Barron County Sheriff's Department, the 911 center received a call shortly before 7 p.m. on Christmas Day that two people and a UTV went through the ice near the Pokegama Boat Landing east of Chetek.
Ice on U.S. Highway 41/141 in Oconto County causing hazardous travel conditions
Deputies from the Sheriff's Department and authorities with the Chetek Police Department, EMS and Fire Department arrived at the scene.
Both people were helped out of the water by a nearby family who were ice fishing nearby. One 25-year-old Chetek man was treated and released on the scene. The 53-year-old UTV driver, also from Chetek, was transported to a local medical facility with non-life-threatening injuries.
One man dead, a child injured following crash in Oconto County
The post added a thank you to those who helped and the first responders who spent their days away from family helping others on Christmas. It also reminded people to check ice conditions regardless of their knowledge of an area.
Barron County Sheriff's Department - Facebook
No more details were provided.