A 62-year-old Lakeshore, Ont. man is expected to make a full recovery after being submerged neck-deep in the frigid waters of Lake St. Clair Tuesday, police said, when the ATV he was riding fell through the ice.
Emergency crews said they were contacted around 10:30 a.m. by a man who fell through the ice near Mitchell’s Bay, Ont., a small community on the eastern shore of the lake about 19 kilometres northwest of Chatham-Kent, Ont.
Police said the man, suffering from the elements, was able to make his way towards shore while relaying his location to a 911 operator. Snowmobilers located him around 11:40 a.m. and took him back to shore, where he was rushed to an area hospital.
In a statement, police issued a reminder to those planning on venturing onto bodies of water over the winter season.
“Although current temperatures would dictate sufficient ice coverage, this is obviously not always the case,” police said. “Please heed this warning and continue to make safety your number one priority.”
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