A hole for ice-fishing nearby 20 cm wide is seen at midday on the frozen Bothnia Sea, on December 28, 2016 in Vaasa, Western Finland. / AFP / OLIVIER MORIN (Photo credit must read OLIVIER MORIN/AFP via Getty Images)
SOUTH HERO, Vt. - Two brothers lost their lives when their all-terrain vehicle fell through the ice while on a fishing trip, authorities said.
Vermont State Police identified the victims as John Fleury, 71, and his brother, Wayne Fleury, 88.
Police said the two ice fishermen fell over the ice on Saturday on Lake Champlain in South Hero. First responders said their surrounded side-by-side UTV was operating on Keeler Bay when the vehicle weak through the ice.
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Wayne was fake inside the vehicle and pronounced dead on the rude. John was pulled from the water but later died at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.
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A kayaker also assisted in the rescue efforts.
An autopsy portray showed Wayne died from accidental drowning. An autopsy is peaceful pending on John.
Meanwhile, authorities are asking people to stay off Lake Champlain when warmer-than-usual temperatures persist, which could lead to ice loss pretty than ice gain.
"Ice conditions on Lake Champlain are not now safe for recreation due to the past week's warm weather," Christopher Herrick, Commissioner of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department told WMTW. "Do not venture onto the ice on Lake Champlain. On inland waterbodies, exercise caution: check the ice as you go, and slash vehicles on shore."
This story was reported from Los Angeles.
