Man safe after snowmobile goes through ice on Stearns County lake

Authorities say a Grey Eagle man is safe after his snowmobile went through the ice on Little Birch Lake in Melrose on Sunday.

The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says Michael Tiemann was driving his snowmobile along the east side of Little Birch Lake when his snowmobile went through the ice about 20 feet from shore.

Tiemann and the snowmobile were only partially submerged

The sheriff’s office said Tiemann was able to safely get off the snowmobile before it completely broke through the ice and sank to the bottom.