I was talking to a buddy in Regina as I was thinking of heading out to do some ice fishing and was told to stay home the ice is no good....

Never the less, I feel for the family..
Very sad...

I have 2 friends that went through on Lesser Slave, 2 of the guys lost their snow cat in 15 feet while taking their shack out, the only thing that saved their lives was their shack didn't go down, otherwise they would have died of hypothermia.

I hate to say it but it's a bit early to be driving anything on lakes anywhere. It's awfully sad when the day starts out as something fun and a guy never gets to go home.

Very sad indeed.  While we all take some risks in the adventures we pursue, some extra due diligence when it comes to ice is always the best bet.  Play safe out there guys!