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75-Year-Old Escapes Icy U-Haul Plunge in Maine

1/20/2025

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A 75-year-old man found himself in a perilous situation when his rented U-Haul plunged through fragile ice on Echo Lake in Mount Desert, Maine. After driving 450 yards onto the ice, the truck began to sink. In a moment of quick thinking, he crawled to safety and called for help. Fortunately, he was treated and released from the hospital.

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Story summary

A 75-year-old man found himself in a perilous situation when his rented U-Haul plunged through fragile ice on Echo Lake in Mount Desert, Maine. After driving 450 yards onto the ice, the truck began to sink. In a moment of quick thinking, he crawled to safety and called for help. Fortunately, he was treated and released from the hospital.