15 cars cracking through ice bring national attention to Lake Geneva
15 cars violating through ice bring national attention to Lake Geneva
By David Paulsen of the Journal Sentinel
No one was hurt, but ten vehicles evidently are a total loss after fifteen broke through the ice Saturday in Lake Geneva, bringing unexpected national and even international attention to the city’s annual Winterfest.
Five of the vehicles that broke through the ice were able to be driven away, but the other ten sustained severe water harm, Lake Geneva police say.
The fifteen cars were parked on the ice of Geneva Lake when they began violating through Saturday.
News of the local catastrophe has generated interest well beyond this Walworth County city.
A movie of the incident posted on Facebook had been observed more than 100,000 times as of Sunday afternoon.
Crazy in lake geneva.. and I mean in
Posted by Wendy Mueller on Saturday, February 6, 2016
Until this incident, one of the fattest draws to Winterfest, going on through Feb. 16, was the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition. But it was the cars violating through the ice that turned #LakeGeneva into a hot hashtag on Twitter.
The cars in the lake drew a thicker crowd than the ice sculptures at #LakeGeneva pic.twitter.com/boljhvShsA
— Milwaukee Media (@MediaInMilwauke) February 7, two thousand sixteen
And not all of the reaction has been kind to folks here in Wisconsin. The Fox TV affiliate in Denver posted a Tribune wire service story on the incident with the headline “Oops! Cars demonstrate why you should never park on a frozen lake.”
A photo posted by Tina Simecek Lamkey (@tsimkey) on Feb 6, two thousand sixteen at Three:46pm PST
A photo posted by Ana Bentin (@mrsbentinsblackboard) on Feb 7, two thousand sixteen at 8:54am PST
But Matthew Demko told WTMJ-TV he wasn’t worried about parking on the lake Saturday.
“It was a good spot to go and park,” Demko told the TV station. His was one of the cars that became partly submerged. “I seen all the people out there. I seen the cars on the there so for me it was OK.”
By Sunday afternoon, that spot on the lake appeared to again be cleared of four-wheeled vehicles. Twitter user Dave Krug posted photos demonstrating nothing but cracked ice and sun: “Cars all gone. Ice looked 6-8″ thick here, but thinner elsewhere along the shore,” he said.
And with temperatures into the 40s on Sunday, there’s even more reason to think twice before driving onto a lake in southern Wisconsin.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
About David Paulsen
David Paulsen is violating news editor at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
15 cars violating through ice bring national attention to Lake Geneva
15 cars violating through ice bring national attention to Lake Geneva
By David Paulsen of the Journal Sentinel
No one was hurt, but ten vehicles evidently are a total loss after fifteen broke through the ice Saturday in Lake Geneva, bringing unexpected national and even international attention to the city’s annual Winterfest.
Five of the vehicles that broke through the ice were able to be driven away, but the other ten sustained severe water harm, Lake Geneva police say.
The fifteen cars were parked on the ice of Geneva Lake when they began cracking through Saturday.
News of the local catastrophe has generated interest well beyond this Walworth County city.
A movie of the incident posted on Facebook had been observed more than 100,000 times as of Sunday afternoon.
Crazy in lake geneva.. and I mean in
Posted by Wendy Mueller on Saturday, February 6, 2016
Until this incident, one of the fattest draws to Winterfest, going on through Feb. 16, was the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition. But it was the cars violating through the ice that turned #LakeGeneva into a hot hashtag on Twitter.
The cars in the lake drew a fatter crowd than the ice sculptures at #LakeGeneva pic.twitter.com/boljhvShsA
— Milwaukee Media (@MediaInMilwauke) February 7, two thousand sixteen
And not all of the reaction has been kind to folks here in Wisconsin. The Fox TV affiliate in Denver posted a Tribune wire service story on the incident with the headline “Oops! Cars showcase why you should never park on a frozen lake.”
A photo posted by Tina Simecek Lamkey (@tsimkey) on Feb 6, two thousand sixteen at Three:46pm PST
A photo posted by Ana Bentin (@mrsbentinsblackboard) on Feb 7, two thousand sixteen at 8:54am PST
But Matthew Demko told WTMJ-TV he wasn’t worried about parking on the lake Saturday.
“It was a excellent spot to go and park,” Demko told the TV station. His was one of the cars that became partly submerged. “I seen all the people out there. I seen the cars on the there so for me it was OK.”
By Sunday afternoon, that spot on the lake appeared to again be cleared of four-wheeled vehicles. Twitter user Dave Krug posted photos demonstrating nothing but violated ice and sun: “Cars all gone. Ice looked 6-8″ thick here, but thinner elsewhere along the shore,” he said.
And with temperatures into the 40s on Sunday, there’s even more reason to think twice before driving onto a lake in southern Wisconsin.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
About David Paulsen
David Paulsen is violating news editor at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
