ATV Rescue on Leech Lake

CASS COUNTY, Minn. – The Cass County Sheriff’s office received a report that a Class 2 side by side ATV had gone through the ice in the Agency Narrows area of Leech Lake, just after 2 p.m. on Thursday.

Deputies and first responders arrived on scene to find the male occupant of the vehicle standing on top of the vehicle, which was full submerged.

Deputies, utilizing cold water rescue suits, along with Walker Fire Department’s hovercraft, were able to rescue the party and transport him for treatment.

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