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Fishers rescued after vehicle plunges through thin ice on Lake Winnipeg

RCMP are warning the public that warming temperatures mean it is no longer safe to be out on the ice, especially in a vehicle, after they had to rescue a man and woman stranded on Lake Winnipeg.

RCMP warns public that temperatures are warming and it is no longer safe on the ice

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An icy lake with a gap in the middle where a vehicle went through.
RCMP supplied this photograph of the spot where the vehicle went through the ice. (Submitted by RCMP)

RCMP are warning the public that warming temperatures mean it is no longer safe to be out on the ice, especially in a vehicle, after they had to rescue a man and woman stranded on Lake Winnipeg.

The man, 41, and a 40-year-old woman were headed to their regular fishing spot in an SUV around 7:30 a.m. Sunday when, without warning, the vehicle began to sink, police said in a news release.

They managed to get out safely but were stranded on the ice. They kept in touch with police via cell phone, directing officers while watching for an RCMP vehicle's emergency lights.

Officers had to be extremely careful while travelling over the ice due to open water in some places, the release said. They stopped short of where the man and woman were standing, due to the thin ice.

Officers had the pair walk toward them, then transported them off the ice. They were not injured.

A tow company was able to recover the SUV.

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