Photo: Vermont State Police Facebook
Three ice fishermen are confirmed to have died after falling through unseasonably thin ice on Lake Champlain in Vermont.
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Tragically the police added in a later update that the 71-year-oldalso diedat the UVMMC in Burlington. In a separate release, authoritiesidentified the victimsas brothers John Fleury, 71, and Wayne Fleury, 88.
As with the earlier death of Alexander, the Vermont State Police is not considering the brothers' deaths as suspicious at this time.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife has now advised the public to stay off Lake Champlain “due tounsafe ice conditionsresulting from our recent warm weather,” in a Facebook post.
“On inland waters where ice conditions may be better, we ask that you use good judgement, check the ice as you go, and leave vehicles on shore,” it added.
“We really want to encourage people to not go out on the ice,” commissioner Christopher Herrick told WCAX. “Clearly it’s not safe. This is the second event we’ve had in two days. So ice safety is the most important thing.”
Speaking to CNN, competition committee member Gilbert Gagner said that he would not be venturing back on the ice due to the warmer-than-expected conditions or renting fishing equipment from his General Store.
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” Gagner told CNN about the conditions. “This is craziness.”
source: people.com
