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Body recovered after UTV rider plunges through the ice in Iron County

Stock photo of open water on an icy lake.
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Stock photo of open water on an icy lake.

Searchers have recovered the body of a man whose UTV broke through the ice on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage.

The Iron County Sheriff’s Office says an emergency call came in Tuesday at 3:38 p.m.

When emergency workers arrived, they learned a 78-year-old man was missing underwater.

A search was started Tuesday but had to be called off because of darkness.

Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m., divers were able to recover the man’s body in about 15 feet of water.

The UTV was later pulled from the water.

A number of agencies helped with the effort.

John Burton is the WXPR Morning Edition Host.
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