Bobcat falls through ice near Prince Albert, emergency crews on scene
CBC News
Posted: Jan 25, 2013 5:42 PM CST
Last Updated: Jan 26, 2013 4:00 PM CST
Emergency crews have converged south of Prince Albert, Sask, where police say a Bobcat had broken through ice and was submerged.
There was no immediate word on the operator.
According to RCMP, the machine fell through the ice sometime Friday afternoon.
They said the machine was working to clear snow around a radio transmitter tower when it fell through the ice of a pond.
They added that fire and rescue crews were unable to retrieve the bobcat and an RCMP underwater rescue team had been called.
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