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Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Frozen Buick that became a viral sensation on White Bear Lake is finally removed
After it became somewhat of a viral sensation and curiosity, a car that was partially submerged in White Bear Lake was finally pulled clear on Thursday, The 2008 Buick Lucerne's owner had the car pulled from the lake by a private tow company, according to the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office. The owner had 30 days since it fell into the ice (Jan. 27) to remove it. Otherwise, the 41-year-old would have been sent a bill from the sheriff's office for towing it out. The car was about 14 feet deep in the water around 400 yards from Bellaire Beach, but became a point of interest when extreme cold caused the lake to freeze around the sedan after it became stuck."It was quite the spectacle, and it took about three hours. Once the Lucerne was liberated at about noon, our deputies fenced off the area around the hole and stuck a bunch of warning signs in the ice to alert everyone of the danger," the sheriff's office said. "If you're planning to head out on ice, know the lake (especially if you're going out at night), stay alert, and remember there is no such thing as 'safe ice,'" the sheriff's office stated. The sheriff's office said the owner was driving across the lake after dark on Jan. 27 when the car became stuck on an ice bridge and fell in. It first caught traction on social media, with video of the partially submerged sedan was first shared on Instagram by the Urban Ice Anglers' page. Karl Erickson, who organizes the 10,000 Ice Anglers Project — a free program that provides winter fishing experiences for thousands of kids — has continued to post videos of the car's journey from its time stuck in the lake to finally getting it pulled out on Thursday. View the 5 images of this gallery on the original article
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Partially submerged car frozen in Twin Cities lake becomes viral curiosity
A viral curiosity from the Minnesota winter can be found in White Bear Lake, where a partially submerged car has become the subject of online fascination. The plight of the stricken sedan has been shared on Instagram by the Urban Ice Anglers' page for weeks now, with the youth ice fishing organization posting regular updates as the Buick became increasingly encased in ice during Minnesota's recent extreme cold. Karl Erickson, who organizes the 10,000 Ice Anglers Project — a free program that provides thousands of kids a winter fishing experience — posted videos this week showing efforts to get the car out of the ice near Bellaire Beach. The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office tells Bring Me The News the owner of the 2008 Buick Lucerne is responsible for its removal from the lake, but if he doesn't, its Water Patrol unit will use it as a training exercise and send the bill to the driver. According to the sheriff's office, the car became submerged on the lake on Jan. 27, and confirmed it was unoccupied when it was found. Police got in contact with the Buick's owner, a 41-year-old White Bear Lake man. He told officers he was driving across the lake when his front wheels broke through the ice and water started to come through the floorboards. "He exited the vehicle through the front driver's side window and walked to safety before getting a ride home," a Ramsey County Sheriff's spokesperson said. The man told the sheriff's office he plans to get the car removed from the lake but it still remains there as of Monday.
