Snowmobiler charged after going through ice

A man taking a new snowmobile for a test run went through the ice on Chemong Lake on Tuesday night. Peterborough County OPP were called to the scene near the James A. Gifford Causeway after the man was helped out of the water by a friend. He didn’t need medical treatment. The snowmobile was to be pulled from the water Wednesday, police said, and the Ministry of the Environment, which investigates when vehicles end up in water, was notified.

The man, whose name was not released, was charged with one offence under the Motorized Snow Vehicle Act.