Authorities recovered the body of a Maine man who died after the UTV he was driving broke through ice covering a pond early Sunday morning.
Jeremiah Meader, 42, was riding in the UTV with his wife and two other people on the North Pond in Smithfield around 1 a.m. Sunday when the vehicle broke through the ice, authorities say.
Meader’s wife and the other two were able to get out of the vehicle before it sank, but Meader was unable to, according to the Inland Maine Department of Fish and Wildlife. His friend tried to dive to find him, but he couldn’t reach her, authorities said.
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The Maine man’s body has been recovered after the fatal UTV accident.
Fog and darkness prevented Meader’s wife and the other two from getting off the ice and they had to be rescued by emergency services around 2:30 a.m. Rescuers were initially unable to find Meader in the water, but they resumed the search around 7 a.m. and divers recovered her body.
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“Ice conditions vary greatly throughout the state, and everyone should check the ice before heading out,” Ranger Sgt. Josh Bubier said in an emailed statement. “While in some areas, the ice can be thick enough, in other areas, it can be dangerously thin.”
