By paNOW Staff

Snowmobiler rescued after going through the ice

Mar 28, 2011 | 1:05 PM

An 18-year-old man escaped a watery death in Northern Saskatchewan on the weekend.

Early Saturday morning Stanley Mission RCMP responded to a call of a person driving a snowmobile while impaired near open water on the Churchill River.

Mounties arrived and spotted the teen in the water. Officers, along with a witness, used a tow rope to pull the man from the icy flow.

The man spent five to seven minutes in the frigid water before being pulled to shore. He was taken to the local medical clinic, treated and released.

The snowmobile sank to the bottom of the river.

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RCMP has not said yet if the snowmobiler will face any charges. They are advising the public to keep a close eye on ice thickness this time of year.

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