The Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office said that Richard Gadbois, 80, was driving his truck on ice Friday morning when it went through, according to WCCO. The incident happened near the MSA Flagship Inn located in Isle.
First responders located the man and found that he was wearing a floatation device, according to the news outlet.
He was taken to the hospital where he later died, WCCO reported.
The sheriff’s office said, according to the news station, that the ice was about six inches thick. They also said that the ice should have been more than a foot thick at least 13 inches to 17 inches thick before driving a truck or car onto it.
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