Elderly man's U-Haul truck broke through Echo Lake ice in Maine; he was rescued after calling 911.

A 75-year-old man accidentally drove his rented U-Haul truck onto Echo Lake's thin ice in Maine, traveling over 450 yards before the truck partially sank. He called 911 from the truck's roof and was rescued by firefighters, treated at MDI Hospital, and released. The truck later sank completely. The incident highlights warnings from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife about unsafe ice conditions for vehicles.

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