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Bystanders Rescue Snowmobiler Who Fell Through Bush Lake Ice in Holly

Officials renewed ice-safety warnings after multiple Oakland County rescues within 24 hours.

Overview

  • Police say the 36-year-old went through the ice about 100 feet from shore on Jan. 4 as officers arrived to find neighbors aiding him.
  • Resident Wade Wines provided ice picks and a rope, pulling the rider from the water before Holly officers helped move him to a waiting ambulance.
  • Adam Brewer identified himself as the victim and reported moderate hypothermia, several broken ribs, and bruised lungs after hospital treatment.
  • The Oakland County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team later recovered the snowmobile from the lake bottom.
  • Holly police urged caution, reiterating that no ice is safe ice as the sheriff’s office noted this was the third ice-rescue call in less than a day.