ATV Breaks Through the Ice on Belle Lake

On Sunday, February 1st, at approximately 2:45 p.m., the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an ATV that had broken through the ice on Belle Lake. The incident occurred near the lake access on 163rd Street in Ellsworth Township.  The driver, a juvenile male, reported that while returning to shore, the front end of the ATV broke through the ice and the vehicle eventually became fully submerged.  Both the driver and a juvenile passenger were able to escape without injury and safely made it back to shore.