[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#000000″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Authorities warning of the danger of thin ice after a close call near Pillager[/title][fusion_text]Monday, November 30th 2015
Area emergency personnel are warning about the dangers of thin ice after a close call near Pillager. On Thursday, Pillager firefighters responded to an ice skater that went through the ice on Lace Placid, a reservoir of the Crow Wing River west of Pillager. The man was able to pull himself from the icy waters before help arrived. Authorities are reminding those that at least 4 inches of ice thickness is needed to walk on area lakes, five inches for snowmobiles and nearly a foot before any vehicles can go on the ice. The ice is beginning to freeze over but many bays and riverbeds remain very thin.
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