Truck through clearwater.

[snapjigger]

Just got a pic from a buddy on clearwater of a truck in the lake. anyone know exactly where on the lake it is.

[Mclovin]

Narrows, thats the 2nd truck in two weeks

[hydro]

Post the pic and I'll tell you where it is.

[noodlerod]

Its on the bottom in 25' of water in the narrows

[Jake M]

That sucks guessing it wasnt a local

[hockeybc69]

When do people realize that narrows are never a good place to drive vehicles??

Good grief.

[grizrunner]

Narrows, thats the 2nd truck in two weeks

Both on the same side? If so, there should have been plenty of warning flags out.

There are two narrows, divided by an island, probably 100 yards apart. The north narrows is shallow all the way across and has deep water only on the east edge. The southern narrows has a 20 foot deep trench between the points,leading to deeper water both sides.

Either one you choose, you're playing Russian roulette.

I'm assuming they both got out of their vehicles?

[jigginjim]

If not for the oils and greases could make more structure for the gills.

[snapjigger]

Got the pic on my phone, can't seem to get it to post.

[erikwells]

Areas of current are more unreliable than in past years. While areas that generate current are always an area to tread lightly, this year is the worst that I have seen in 20 years. The amount of snow pushing down on the ice make these areas with current even more dangerous in years past. I know of several areas I could drive on in the past 20 years that are not even frozen. Creeks in, creeks out and channels are especially dangerous this year.

[FishSystem]

I know that many don't have access to the SE half of the lake, and really want to fish it. I've been there and felt that. Ya just gotta stay where you can go. the West side has plenty of structure, so why would someone want to risk it all to get to the other half? Less pressure must be the attraction. If you see narrows or a channel, don't drive it! like mentioned above, to risky. There is a good reason you never see truck tracks on a river.

[Brad B]

you would think with this kind of thing happening every year out there that people would take the warning. Another solution would be for the DNR to make a agreement with a local land owner to let people cross the land to get access to the lake. the best spot I think for this would be just south of the co rd 39 & 24 juntion where there is just a sand stripe with private docks on it. make the temporary winter road out from there. they do this up on horseshoe lake by richmond so why not do it on clearwater.

[FishSystem]

I have had a couple of surveys by DNR while out on the SE half in winter. They always ask if I think there should be a public access to that half of the lake. Sounds like more guys say no than yeah. I don't mind the access situation, but they maybe they could do something about the narrows like posting a sign at each public access stating that the narrows can be hazardous to your boat, and are EXTREAMLY unsafe ALL WINTER. Of course, It isn't the DNR's resonsibility to teach common sense. If you don't have the common sense, stay off the ice, thats for sure.

[H2O Milfoil]

Hey Noodle Dude:

Do you know for sure if he dropped a wheel, or lost the whole rig in 40+ feet? Any news coverage? I haven't seen any. Any cam phone pics? Does anybody know if he was on his own or following other tracks (sled/truck) out there? I'm assuming nothing really bad, or it would have been on all the news channels.

[noodlerod]

I was told its on the bottom in 25' by a local bait shop owner have not seen it myself

[hydro]

H2O, If nobody died, it would just not be newsworthy that far from the Twin Cities. That said, it is not all that uncommon to drop a vehicle through on either side of the narrows on Clearwater. About 15 years ago a guy that I had met several times out on the ice dropped his van through on the south narrows and drowned. That one made the news. I agree that both sides of the narrows should be marked in the winter to warn the unknowing.

If they left the trucks in the water, that south narrows would have a lot of structure these days.

[Farley]

If they left the trucks in the water, that south narrows would have a lot of structure these days.

And there would be a few less lower units out on the water.

I've crossed there in years past but there has also been a plowed trail all the way from BJ's to 24 in years past as well.

That lake really needs channel markers IMO. I've heard a handfull of people say they dont fish it or just dont boat on it because they arent confortable navigating when the bottom goes up and down 3 times within 100 yards. When we take the houseboat out and I'm not driving I might as well be since I'm standing there telling the driver where to go constantly. Channel markers would be pretty nice and keep most of the people safe while us who know the shortcuts can still take them.

[machohorn]

Hydro, That was a good friend of mine in that van, Dec 31st 1989, 4 people in the van 2 got out on their own and the 3rd got pushed out by my buddy ( Jim Warwa). ever since then I will not go near that or any other narrows It took me about 4 years to get over my fear of the ice. According to the others in the van if he would have been over just 10 feet they would have been on 10 inch's of ice and only 3 feet of water.

[hydro]

Mac, He was a good guy. Always friendly to talk to out on the ice.

I lived next to the narrows most of my life and over the years I watched several people drop vehicles in on the north side (the shallow side) and there was at about one a year that went in. The south side where it is deep is far more dangerous. There is no way a road can pass through either of these narrows and be safe. Even the "cross over the land" idea got people wet from time to time so that isn't really an option either.

[paper mouth]

was out on clearwater last night and you could see the truck still sticking out of the water looks like drivers side is in. Not sure how deep it is there.Way is the guy from bj's plowing roads threw the narrows and all over they east side of the lake? he should be the first one to tell people not to go through there don't ya think.

[Ice Ranger]

If this was the white GMC everyone is raving about, it was in 5 feet of water. The professionals initially tried removing it from the front, utilizing the front tow hooks. But they snapped off, so they ended up removing it from the rear. Truck was totalled. Ice around the location he fell through was 16 inches. Odds are there was a carp circle were he went kaploosh

[BigRock]

For whatever it's worth, it is not the DNR's responsibility to mark hazardous ice areas on any lake or waterway. That is primarily the responsibilty of the Sheriff's Office/Dept. in that respective county. In this case, that would be the Wright County Sheriff's Office. They would be the ones to contact.

[lispeej]

At times like this, an underwater camera is nice to have.

[Rollin'Thunder]

There are 2 seperate incidents of vehicles going through. The truck that was in 25 FOW in the narrows was removed earlier this week. Yesterday a truck was partially submerged in 5 fow off of the Black Pool landing on the west side that was removed.

[lispeej]

I wonder how much it cost to get a submerged vehicle out of the water???????

[HeviShot]

My house is on Clearwater, and that truck that was partially under, sat there for days.

[Farley]

The Sherrif and a wreaker were out there Saturday getting the one out of the black pool.

[huntndog]

it cost any where from 500.00 for an easy pull out to up to 6,000 to pull a truck out of the ice, so if your driving on clearwater hope you haves deep puckets,

[Brad B]

The Sherrif and a wreaker were out there Saturday getting the one out of the black pool.

anyone that knows that lake should know not to drive out from the black pool access. there is the river current in this area. I guess it was someone not familiar with the lake. I say just spend the money and go on BJ's roads they plow.

[machohorn]

$3200 is what it cost him to have the truck pulled out ( the truck with olny the front end in), Truck =totaled, just paid it off