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Loader owned by Aurora College breaks through ice near Fort Smith

An instructor with Aurora College in Fort Smith, N.W.T., was using the Caterpillar machine to move some gravel around when it broke through the ice on the Salt River.

Instructor was driving over the Salt River near the Thebacha Campground when it broke through

An instructor with Aurora College in Fort Smith, N.W.T., was using the Caterpillar to move some gravel around when it broke through the ice on the Salt River. (Submitted by Dave Beamish)

An instructor with Aurora College in Fort Smith, N.W.T., was using one of the college's Caterpillar loaders to move some gravel  when it broke through the ice on the Salt River. 

It happened Monday, near the Thebacha Campground. 

No one was injured in the accident. 

The college told CBC they have someone working to get it out of the ice. 

It's not clear what condition the loader will be in once it's rescued. 

With files from Hilary Bird