BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 14, 2025
No one heard them yelling for help, but two men survived Tuesday when their snowmobile broke through the ice on Wassookeag Lake in Dexter. The father, who was in his mid-50s, and his son, who was in his early 20s, entered the lake at the boat ramp and were heading across the middle to go ice fishing when their snowmobile suddenly went through the ice around 11:30 a.m. The son managed to give his father a boost to help him get onto the ice. The father grabbed their pack basket and rolled back toward the hole, offering his son the basket. His son grabbed it and the two men were able to get him out of the water too. The son had no boots or coat on by the time he got out of the water. Eventually, EMTs from the local ambulance service checked them out.