Vermont ice-fishing tournament canceled after 3 fisherman fall through ice and die

 

An annual ice fishing tournament on Vermont’s Lake Champlain was canceled over the weekend after three fisherman fell through ice and died. 

Organizers of the 43rd annual Islands Ice Fishing Derby announced in a Facebook post on Saturday the weekend-long event in Grand Isle, about 25 miles northwest of Burlington, was being cancelled due to "the condition of the ice."

"The Grand Isle County Sheriff’s Department has issued a request for the Islands Ice Fishing Derby to be cancelled effective immediately," organizers wrote. "All ice anglers are asked to get off the ice."

The cancellation came after three people died falling through the ice on Lake Champlain, including two brothers who fell through hours before the event was called off, according to the Vermont State Police...more