Austin men fall through lake near Fergus Falls

Published 4:09 pm Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Two Austin men riding a four-wheeler fell through an Otter Tail County lake near Fergus Falls on Tuesday.

Andrew Swank, 26, and Dallas Williamson, 24, were driving the ATV back to shore on the southwest part of Dead Lake shortly before midnight, pulling a portable fish house along behind them, law enforcement reported. As they were driving, the four-wheeler fell into open water. The men were not injured.

The men were able to make it back to the ice before calling the authorities. They told law enforcement they hadn’t seen the open water when they’d driven out to fish earlier that day.

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