
SHAWANO, WI (WSAU-WAOW) โ Early on Tuesday morning, a van carrying supplies to ice-fisherman on Shawano Lake broke through the ice.
The Shawano County Sheriffโs Office reports that the call was received around 6:32 a.m. on Tuesday and the van was discovered south of Washington Lakeโs channel.
The driver was not in the van when first responders arrived and had fled the scene on foot. Deputies were able to locate him not long after they arrived and the driver was arrested for an unrelated offense after being released from the hospital
A local towing company is assisting the Shawano County Sheriffโs Office with the removal of the van from the lake.
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