HE WAS WARNED

Fire Chief Flips Out at Snowmobiler Rescued After Warning

He said his deputy had already warned him not to go out.

A snowmobiler got stuck on the ice in the Great Lakes after being warned by authorities not to go out. The unnamed 55-year-old headed out onto Lake Huron on Sunday, despite being warned by Mackinac Island Fire Department Deputy Chief Larry Rickley to keep clear of the ice. Rescuers received a ping from the man who was around a mile to the west of the island, despite conditions that were described by the department as “worse than a whiteout (if that’s possible).” The man was told to stay where he was as first responders headed out to find him, the Coast Guard was notified, and as they got closer told him to use his GPS to move towards them. However, he soon came across water and was spotted by the Coast Guard, which then took over the operation. The Coast Guard’s Lt. William Erekson confirmed to People that the man had early signs of hypothermia. The man’s actions come to the chagrin of Chief Jason St. Onge, who said in his statement, “DO US ALL A FAVOR AND STAY OFF THE ICE.”