Man Falls Through Ice at Fish Lake

Published on January 31, 2012 at 11:45AM

Last Saturday at 6:23am, Sevier County Search and Rescue was paged to a man that fell through the ice at Fish Lake. The man, from Salt Lake City, was riding a snowmobile going fishing. A friend was just behind him on a second snowmobile. The first snowmobiler did not know there was open water in parts of the lake, which had frozen over night but not thick enough to hold any weight. The first snowmobiler fell through the ice two to three hundred feet from the shore. The second man started yelling for help. A group of Boy Scouts heard the yelling and woke up their leaders, who then contacted Deputy Gary Moulton. Deputy Moulton called Dispatch for an ambulance and search and rescue, then immediately went out on the thin ice where he was able to pull the victim from the icy cold water and get him to safe ice until the ambulance arrived. The victim was taken to the Sevier Valley Hospital in good condition. Were it not for Deputy Moultons bravery and willingness to sacrifice, the victim could have lost his life.