Fisherman plunges through ice
TAWAS CITY, Mich. (AP) — A fisherman fell through ice and likely drowned in Tawas Bay in the northern Lower Peninsula, police said.
Walker Whitford drove his all-terrain vehicle on the bay, fell through ice and didn’t survive Saturday. State police say the ice was only an inch thick in that spot.
Family members were concerned when Whitford didn’t return home, WWTV/WWUP-TV reported.