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Body of man recovered after off-road vehicle falls through ice in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin

Crews search for man who went under ice in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin
Crews search for man who went under ice in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin 00:23

TWIN LAKES, Wis. (CBS) -- The body of a man who went missing late Thursday after a utility-task vehicle broke through the ice on Elizabeth Lake in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, has been recovered. 

The 70-year-old ice fisherman was unaccounted for Thursday evening after ending up underwater in Elizabeth Lake. Twin Lakes police Chief Katie Hall said the search for the man had transitioned from a rescue to a recovery.

His body was recovered on Friday, according to The Twin Lakes Police Department. His identity is being withheld per the family's wishes.

Two others who had been on the off-road vehicle were able to make it out safely and were evaluated by Twin Lakes Rescue. They decided not to go to the hospital.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources assisted in the search for the man and warned that it is not safe to go out on the ice in the area.

This past weekend, two utility-task vehicles, or UTVs, also broke through the ice and sank in Cedar Lake, Indiana. Everyone was able to escape in that instance.

Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, just over the Illinois state line. It is named for the two lakes it surrounds: Elizabeth Lake and Lake Mary.


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