VIDEO: 1 Killed in Water Rescue 10pm 2/18/2012
VIDEO: Snowmobile Accident Investigation 5pm 2/19/12
911 Call: Beaver Dam Snowmobile Accident
UPDATED Monday, February 20, 2012 --- 9:40 a.m.
BEAVER DAM, Wis. (AP) -- The person who died when his snowmobile broke through ice on Beaver Dam Lake has been identified as a 45-year-old man.
The Dodge County sheriff's department identified the man Monday as Allen C. Aufdermauer.
He was one of six people whose snowmobiles broke through the ice Saturday evening and plunged into the water. They ranged in age from 13 to 46, and all were from the Neohso area.
The six were pulled from the water. Aufdermauer and three others were taken to a hospital. The other two were not hurt.
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Names of the parties involved in Saturday's incident:
Allen C. Aufdermauer
10/22/1966
Deceased
Richard A Fetzer
06/23/1969
uninjured/not transported by EMS
Jenifer M Eifler
07/25/1965
uninjured/not transported by EMS
Ryan A. Aufdermauer
02/10/1999
transported to BDCH
Paula A. Aufdermauer
05/14/1968
transported to BDCH
Randy E Pearce
05/30/1965
transported to BDCH
All from the Neohso, WI area.
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UPDATED Sunday, February 19, 2012 --- 1:34 p.m.
Authorities are withholding the name of the person killed in the accident until the medical examiner finishes the investigation, but new details are available.
DNR Warden Heather Gottschalk says although the ice thickness varies wildly, the snowmobilers actually fell through open water on Beaver Dam Lake.
Aerators installed in portions of the lake supply oxygen to fish but also prevent the area from freezing. The riders fell into a football field-sized hole in the darkness around 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
"They keep the water open, we refer to those holes as goose holes," said Gottschalk, who spent the morning measuring the scene and looking for tracks from an air boat. "That area was open and some of the snowmobilers did drive into it."
Locals tell NBC 15 that the "goose holes" are usually marked with cones, but they sometimes move year-to-year.
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UPDATED Sunday, February 19, 2012 --- 1:34 p.m.
BEAVER DAM, Wis. (AP) -- One person has died and five others had to be rescued when their snowmobiles broke through the ice on Beaver Dam Lake and plunged into the water.
The Dodge County Sheriff's Department says the incident happened Saturday evening.
A total of six people were pulled from the water. Four of them were taken to the hospital with injuries, but one did not survive.
The victims are all from the Beaver Dam area and ranged in age from teens to 40.
The names of the victims have not been released.
Copyright 2012. The Associated Press.
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UPDATED: Saturday, February 18, 2012 --- 9:35p.m.
Release from Dodge County Sheriff's Department:
On Saturday night at 6:30 p.m., Dodge County Sheriff's Dept. received a report of multiple snowmobiles that had entered open water from the frozen surface of Beaver Dam Lake.
Ice rescue equipment was deployed by various fire departments along with the DNR.
All 6 involved persons have been rescued. Four of those 6 have been transported to the hospital to be treated, where one was pronounced dead.
At this time the incident is still under investigation by the Dodge County Sheriff''s Department, with assistance from the Beaver Dam Police Department, and WI Department of Natural Resources.
Names of those involved will not be released at this time. All victims ranged in age from teens to 40 years of age and were all from the Beaver Dam area. There were a total of 6 persons involved that have all been accounted for.
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Posted: Saturday, February 18, 2012 --- 7:30p.m.
Information from Dodge County Dispatch:
There are reports of some snowmobilers that fell into the Beaver Dam Lake.
Authorities are still searching at this time.
We have crew headed to the scene. We'll bring you more information as it becomes available.
