Big hole in Arthur?

[Big Zig]

Anyone we know who may have been driving across Lake Arthur yesterday? I understand there may have been a vehicle that went through the ice 100 yards out from the landing we had our KCA meeting at. Hope no one got hurt.

[Bob G]

Anyone we know who may have been driving across Lake Arthur yesterday? I understand there may have been a vehicle that went through the ice 100 yards out from the landing we had our KCA meeting at. Hope no one got hurt.

They haven't found anything yet. They said the water is dark and they can not see anything.

[Big Zig]

55 year old woman. What the heck was she doing on a snowmobile trail?
Had an article in this mornings paper, but something is missing - the situation just doesn't make sense to me. The paper said she was seen earlier doing doughnuts on another section of the lake - wonder if this was a suicide?

[Bob G]

Its funny you mentioned that it seems fishy. I was thinking the same thing. When they showed the tire tracks in the snow, it seemed that the tire tracks led straight to the hole like the car coasted over there. It didn't seem to me from the picture like the car was spinning tire. I'm wondering if there isn't more to this than meets the eye? hmmmmm!

[Big Zig]

Another detail that isn't sitting right with me - it was reported that the water was "too dark and deep" to find anything originally. This morning article said the car was on all fours in 12 feet of water. Now, my addition doesn't always work, but the height of a Pontiac is say 4' from the frame to the roof. A diver on a 30º vertical drop would go 4' in height - that leaves 4 feet of vision from the surface. How can you not find a vehicle under these circumstances?

And they're leaving it there (until spring thaw)!! Can't wait till the environmentalists get a hold of that decision.

[SlabHunter]

I'm surprised they're leaving it there too. I was up there yesterday ice fishing and saw the hole. I was shocked to see there were no signs of them attempting to recover the vehicle, that seems strange to me also. Wonder what more will come out about this.

Mike

[chaunc]

Slabs, they cant get the car thru the ice without damaging it. They want to keep it intact so they can go over it for any signs of foul play. I too wondered about the gas and oil leaking into the lake and what effect it will have on the area. Terribly tragic situation.

[Big Zig]

Let me get this right. They have the technology to raise an 1800lb vehicle out of 12 feet of water, but don't know how to remove enough ice over the vehicle to get it out now? Can anybody show them how to use a chainsaw? It almost sounds like they don't want to use the resources to get it out.

[chaunc]

I agree. If they really want that car out, it wont be hard to break up the ice and put the float bags in the car like they want to do. And it shouldn't take all day to do it.