Angler Stranded on Northern Minnesota Lake

PERHAM, Minn. (AP) - An angler from northwestern Minnesota is recovering after getting stranded on Little Pine Lake north of Perham on Saturday night.

KBRF-AM reports that 27-year-old Michael Huber of Glyndon had to chop the ice to get out into the lake on Saturday, but the water froze over again a few hours later.

His boat motor failed and he couldn't get back to shore, so rescue crews from the Otter Tail County sheriff's office and other agencies used their cold water rescue gear to go get him.

It happened about 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Huber wasn't hurt and was treated and released by an ambulance crew at the scene.

The news release from the sheriff's office notes that Huber decline to say if the walleyes were biting.

Information from: KBRF-AM

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