BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 4, 2024
The Maine Warden Service retrieved a snowmobile from Moosehead Lake Saturday that went through the ice last week while Warden Nick Bartholomew was searching for a man who was reported missing. The warden was crossing an area during the search that had solid ice just two days before when Bartholomew’s sled suddenly broke through the ice. Bartholomew was able to get out by himself but he suffered frostbite on his ears. The department removed the sled from Moosehead Saturday. Mark Latti, communications director for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, stressed that people need to be really careful and check ice thickness every few feet.