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St. Louis County Sheriff's Office News Release

Incident Date: December 7, 2017

Incident Time: 5:00 PM

Incident Location: Lake Vermilion, between Stuntz Bay & Ely Island

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Name: Vincent Vesel

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Age: 40

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Address: Ely, MN

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Incident Summary:

On 12/07/2017 at around 6:30 PM, the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office was notified of a pick up truck that had fallen through the ice on Lake Vermilion between Stuntz Bay and Ely Island.  The driver Vesel was driving on the ice and had come to a stop and exited his pick up truck before it broke through the ice.  Vesel had been measuring the ice in different spots as he drove.  Ice on the lake varied from 10 inches to 4 inches where his truck broke through the ice.  Vesel was not injured in the incident. 

The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office urges people to keep vehicles off of the ice during this time as the depth of ice varies greatly at different spots on lakes during this time of year.

ICR#17278792

Assisting Agencies

MN DNR

Authority:  Sgt. Toma          Date:    December 8, 2017            Time: 2:00 AM

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