Three dead after snowmobiles fall through ice in Vermont

Three people died yesterday when their snowmobiles went through the ice of Vermont’s Lake Dunmore, southeast of Middlebury.

The Associated Press reports the deceased are 50-year-old Kevin Flynn, his 24-year-old daughter Carrie Flynn and her three-year-old daughter Bryanna.

They were part of a six-person outing, riding three snowmobiles. A four-year-old passenger was pushed off the snowmobile he was riding before it went into the water. In all, five people fell through the ice about 100 yards from shore.

The four-year-old rushed to the shore for help.

According to reports, the two survivors were Kevin Flynn’s wife Terry and Bryanna’s six-year-old brother Jeremiah.

It’s not clear how thick the ice was when the snowmobiles fell into the water. Rescue crews used a ladder, roof rake and 200 feet of rope to pull the family from the lake.

The AP reports this is only the latest in a string of snowmobiling fatalities in the Green Mountain State.

Since December 24th, three people–including a woman from New York State–died while snowmobiling in Vermont.