MILTON, N.H. (AP) – New Hampshire officials are cleaning up after an 8,000 pound snow grooming machine went straight to the bottom of a Milton pond.
Bystanders rescued the driver, 33-year-old Mike Hazeltine of Acton, Maine, when the Sno-Cat grooming machine broke through Milton Three Ponds on Saturday. Hazeltine was knocking down snowbanks after ice races for a winter carnival for riders. He steered over to the side to let two riders by and went through the ice.
Hazeltine escaped, swam to the surface, poked his hand through the hole and was pulled out.
Diving teams were at the site over the weekend working to remove the machine and sled from the water.
—
Information from: Foster’s Daily Democrat, http://www.fosters.com
AP-ES-02-19-08 0500EST
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.