Anglers catch more grief than fish after vehicles break through ice on various MN lakes [View all]

It was a rough few days for both motorists and recovery teams after warm weather sent vehicles plunging through ice and into a handful of Minnesota lakes last week and into the weekend.

In Buffalo Lake, a small community located about an hour's drive west of Minneapolis, several vehicles broke through due to temperatures above freezing, and in some places, rain, further weakening the ice.

KRWC Radio reported the incidents at Buffalo Lake occurred in shallow water so vehicles did not become fully submerged, but towing crews had their work cut out for them when pulling each vehicle to shore.

Luckily, no injuries were reported.

But Buffalo Lake wasn't the only city having issues.

Some residents of Detroit Lakes, located about three-and-a-half hours north of the Twin Cities, also had to be pulled to safety after going through Big Detroit Lake.

According to a post from the Becker County Sheriff's Office, at least one vehicle went in near a public access.

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