Truck through the ice - Gilford

Slickcraft · 02-10-2018, 09:38 AM

From WMUR:

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GILFORD, N.H. —

The Gilford Fire Department said a truck sunk through the ice in Gilford near Dock Road Friday night.

Officials said it happened around 7:45 p.m. about 75 feet from shore.

The GMC 2500 tried to cross an open area and sunk. Officials said nearby dock bubblers likely weakened the ice.

Officials said the two occupants barely escaped but were unharmed, just cold and wet.

Fish and Game was notified. The two people involved will be responsible for removing the truck.

fatlazyless · 02-10-2018, 10:07 AM

While a new truck like this may cost $30,000, an old beater could be way less .... will be kinda interesting to see what this one looks like and how much, if any, the insurance pays .... would be interesting to see the list of payable bills .... removal from 75'- Lake Winnipesaukee depth through the ice ..... destroyed truck ... must be other costs like insurance penalty points .... and more .... maybe ambulance or fire dept related bills?

Hope there were no injuries other than a dented wallet.

noreast · 02-10-2018, 01:10 PM

$30,000? it could also cost $75,000.

Doobs41378 · 02-10-2018, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by noreast

$30,000? it could also cost $75,000.

Agree. My brother in law has a 2500 and sticker on it was $66,000.

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Outdoorsman · 02-10-2018, 02:03 PM

There is a reason as to why the price range for this truck has spanned between 30K and 75K... Politics anyone?

Slickcraft · 02-10-2018, 03:56 PM

My wife stopped by this afternoon and took a photo. If this is the spot , they were lucky on two counts. The water is only 6 to 8' deep at the end of the Glendale docks so the back of the truck was likely still up on the ice. Once out of the cab they would have truck bed railing to grab onto. Still pretty scary. Then recovery of the truck could be made by a tow truck on shore. Easier if they were heading out rather than in.

Good that they made it out.

Hillcountry · 02-10-2018, 04:55 PM

That didn’t take long...hopefully the derby will not claim a life this year.

welch-time · 02-10-2018, 05:50 PM

They have bubblers at Glendale town docks?

Slickcraft · 02-10-2018, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by welch-time

They have bubblers at Glendale town docks?

I don't think so, they are way over at the MP docks. So the original report and the on site observation do not match.

codeman671 · 02-10-2018, 10:21 PM

They used to run a bubbler near the boat house to the left. Could be the source of the problem if they still have one going.

Descant · 02-10-2018, 11:49 PM

Used to be, people ran a beater with no doors. Much better plan. Sometimes I think bubblers cause more problems than they solve. In this case it seems uncertain if there was any bubbler impact.

ishoot308 · 02-11-2018, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by codeman671

They used to run a bubbler near the boat house to the left. Could be the source of the problem if they still have one going.

Between that boat house bubbler not being monitored closely enough and the Marine Patrol bubblers, things can get rather thin at times for lake access at Glendale....

Dan

MAXUM · 02-11-2018, 09:32 PM

With so many trucks out on the ice this weekend surprised only one went through seemed like the assumption was everywhere was good but that ice can vary especially with so many pressure ridges out there. I don't like crossing them on a sled never mind driving over them which there was plenty of that going on!

Never the less, fantastic weekend and great to see so many out there fishing, I haven't seen so many people out there fishing in a long time. The Derby must have done very well this year.

SIKSUKR · 02-13-2018, 09:20 AM

She is out.

rscalzo · 02-13-2018, 09:45 AM

Looks like a fairly new truck.

Rusty · 02-13-2018, 10:05 AM

If that was a Ford it could have driven out of the bottom of the lake

VitaBene · 02-13-2018, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

If that was a Ford it could have driven out of the bottom of the lake

Oh boy, this thread is going to get sent to the issues section!!

I agree though

02-10-2018, 10:07 AM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,525 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	While a new truck like this may cost $30,000, an old beater could be way less .... will be kinda interesting to see what this one looks like and how much, if any, the insurance pays .... would be interesting to see the list of payable bills .... removal from 75'- Lake Winnipesaukee depth through the ice ..... destroyed truck ... must be other costs like insurance penalty points .... and more .... maybe ambulance or fire dept related bills? Hope there were no injuries other than a dented wallet. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

02-10-2018, 03:56 PM	#6
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,216 Thanks: 1,172 Thanked 2,000 Times in 914 Posts	My wife stopped by this afternoon and took a photo. If this is the spot , they were lucky on two counts. The water is only 6 to 8' deep at the end of the Glendale docks so the back of the truck was likely still up on the ice. Once out of the cab they would have truck bed railing to grab onto. Still pretty scary. Then recovery of the truck could be made by a tow truck on shore. Easier if they were heading out rather than in. Good that they made it out. Attached Images

02-13-2018, 09:20 AM	#14
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	She is out. Attached Images __________________ SIKSUKR

02-13-2018, 10:05 AM	#16
Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,028 Thanks: 603 Thanked 687 Times in 425 Posts	If that was a Ford it could have driven out of the bottom of the lake Attached Images __________________ It's never crowded along the extra mile.

02-10-2018, 01:10 PM	#3
noreast Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 648 Thanks: 316 Thanked 120 Times in 93 Posts	$30,000? it could also cost $75,000.

02-10-2018, 02:03 PM	#5
Outdoorsman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 815 Thanks: 113 Thanked 193 Times in 126 Posts	There is a reason as to why the price range for this truck has spanned between 30K and 75K... Politics anyone?

02-10-2018, 04:55 PM	#7
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,346 Thanks: 1,590 Thanked 763 Times in 457 Posts	That didn’t take long...hopefully the derby will not claim a life this year.

02-10-2018, 05:50 PM	#8
welch-time Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Welch Island Posts: 117 Thanks: 4 Thanked 66 Times in 31 Posts	They have bubblers at Glendale town docks?

02-10-2018, 10:21 PM	#10
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,360 Thanks: 209 Thanked 764 Times in 448 Posts	They used to run a bubbler near the boat house to the left. Could be the source of the problem if they still have one going.

02-10-2018, 11:49 PM	#11
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,030 Thanks: 1,209 Thanked 1,509 Times in 982 Posts	Used to be, people ran a beater with no doors. Much better plan. Sometimes I think bubblers cause more problems than they solve. In this case it seems uncertain if there was any bubbler impact.

02-11-2018, 09:32 PM	#13
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	With so many trucks out on the ice this weekend surprised only one went through seemed like the assumption was everywhere was good but that ice can vary especially with so many pressure ridges out there. I don't like crossing them on a sled never mind driving over them which there was plenty of that going on! Never the less, fantastic weekend and great to see so many out there fishing, I haven't seen so many people out there fishing in a long time. The Derby must have done very well this year.

02-13-2018, 09:45 AM	#15
rscalzo Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Looks like a fairly new truck.