Man rescued from lake near Montreal after vehicle falls through ice

A man was rescued from the icy waters of Lac Saint-Louis near Montreal on Saturday evening after the small tractor he was driving fell through the ice.

A spokesman for Montreal’s fire department says he believes the man was working to remove the snow on a boat ramp in the western suburb of Pointe-Claire when the vehicle went into the lake at about 5 p.m.

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Operations Chief Ian Ritchie says the man was able to climb onto the roof of the vehicle and wait for help.

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The fire department’s ice rescue team was able to extend a ladder to the man, who was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.