(Fond du Lac) Fond du Lac authorities responded to multiple snowmobile crashes over the weekend.
The first happened on Saturday just before 3pm. A Fond du Lac man had driven over thin ice a few hundred feet from the lighthouse near Lakeside Park by Lake Winnebago. Bystanders were able to throw him a rescue line and bring him safely to shore. The 31-year-old was arrested for suspicion of First Offense Operating Under the Influence.
The second crash happened around three hours later, in the township of Calumet. A Menasha man crashed while attempting to cross Highway HHH. The 69-year-old suffered what was believed to be serious injuries. He was also arrested on First Offense Operating Under the Influence charges.
