ICE Fatality Update: Thomas Steele (82) Deceased, Mark Jacobson (56) of Bemidji Survived

CASS LAKE, MN (trfnews.i234.me) A Bemidji, Minnesota man died after the ATV he was driving went through ice of Pike Bay by Cass Lake, Minnesota on Friday. His passenger survived. This story has been updated with emergency radio traffic.
a bmii man died and his passenger survived after his ATV went through the ice on Pike Bay by Cass Lake Minnesota on Friday this from Cass County Minnesota Sheriff Brian wel who says Friday at 11:15 a.m. they received a report of an ATV through the ice with an individual in the water on Pike Bay cast 120 dive team just stand by C victims out of the water but there’s open water all the way around them air boats going out to attempt to get the victim and we still have several out on foot in that area so it’ be nice if you’re here in case something happened a responders arrived on scene and learned that a Polaris Ranger ATV had been traveling on the ice when it broke through and went in the water the ATV driver an adult male age 82 of piji was pulled from the Water by Witnesses who were fishing in the area life-saving efforts were immediately initiated by individuals that were on the ice deputies arrived at the and assisted in getting the individual to a safer area and continued with life-saving efforts the victim was transformed transported from the Ice by airbo to an awaiting ambulance and transport of the cast Lake Indian Services hospital where life-saving efforts were continued the victim was later pronounced deceased at the hospital and autopsy is scheduled with the Ramsey County Medical Examiner office the victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of family members an adult male p passenger in on the ATV was also in the water and treated on the scene assisting with and working together on Rescue and recover Leech Lake Tribal Police Minnesota DNR Cast Lake fire bigi fire Leech Lake ambulance and bmigi ambulance Sheriff Welk reports that ice conditions on Pike Bay and several area lakes are still extremely unsafe due to recent warm weather wind and rain wel States even though we have experienced colder weather this week ice conditions still remain very unstable and poor areas that had open water earlier in the week may just have a thin layer of ice on them now and are not safe enough for travel it’s extremely important to check ahead when traveling on ice I’m Neil Berg reporting for I trfnews.i234.me