Crime & Safety

ATV Breaks Through Ice Of Hudson Valley Lake

Two people from Pennsylvania were ticketed for unauthorized motor vehicle use on state land.

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An ATV that broke through the ice of a lake in Sullivan County was recovered by DEC forest rangers. (Department of Environmental Conservation)
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An ATV that broke through the ice of a lake in Sullivan County was recovered by DEC forest rangers. (Department of Environmental Conservation)
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An ATV that broke through the ice of a lake in Sullivan County was recovered by DEC forest rangers. (Department of Environmental Conservation)

ROCKLAND, NY — An all-terrain vehicle doesn’t necessarily mean all terrain, especially when it comes to ice.

A retired forest ranger reported that an ATV broke through the ice Dec. 20 on Waneta Lake in Willowemoc Wild Forest.

Another forest ranger responded and issued tickets to two people from Pennsylvania.

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The charge was unauthorized motor vehicle use on state land.

Officials said a tow company removed the ATV from the lake.

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