Driver Mistakenly Sank Jeep While Attempting To Go Ice Fishing [Video]

A Jeep Wrangler fell through thin ice at Turtletown Pond, Concord, New Hampshire Sunday morning when the driver attempted to go ice fishing.

According to fire officials, the Sports utility vehicle broke through the ice as it was too thin to support the weight of the vehicle. The driver, however, successfully managed to escape without any injuries. There were no other occupants in the vehicle.

Reportedly, Tom Nault, Battalion Chief of the Concord Fire Department, stated that the roof of the submerged jeep was still visible when the fire truck arrived at the scene. He estimated the thickness of the ice where the vehicle sank to be around five to six inches. He also stated that it is important for people to know the thickness of the ice before heading out.

“If something tells you the ice isn’t right, it’s probably not,” Nault said. “We’ve got some warmer weather coming in and some rain, so some is going to start melting,” he added.

A video of the jeep being taken out of the water was recorded and uploaded to YouTube.

Officials from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services who had arrived at the scene to examine any possible fuel or oil spills stated that there was no threat of contamination to the water. The vehicle was pulled out of the pond by afternoon.

In a similar incident, a driver was killed after his SUV sank into a pond in northeast Missouri in November. The vehicle had traveled off the side of the highway and onto the frozen pond. The 65-year-old driver was identified as James Cook who was pronounced dead at the scene by Sullivan County Coroner Bob Wyant.