A Greensburg man died over the weekend after the side-by-side vehicle he was riding on went through the ice at Deep Creek Lake in Maryland.
Maryland Natural Resources Police public information officer Vincent Dortenzo said David T. Linsenbigler, 58, of Greensburg, was found submerged Saturday with the side-by-side vehicle. Linsenbigler was removed from the water and taken to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., where he died the next day.
The side-by-side reportedly broke through the ice at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the area of the Glendale Road bridge, Dortenzo said. The driver, a 59-year-old man, was taken to Garrett Regional Medical Center for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The driver was not identified in information provided by police.
Only legally registered snowmobiles can be used on the ice covering the lake, Dortenzo said. UTVs and ATVs are prohibited.
“We remind individuals to use extreme caution when operating on the frozen lake surface within the Deep Creek Lake Natural Resources Management Area,” he said. “Operators should carefully evaluate ice conditions, especially in the area of bridge crossings where road salt and other debris can cause fluctuations in ice thickness.”
Natural resources police were assisted by state police, volunteer firefighters and Garrett County sheriff’s deputies and emergency management. Anyone with information is asked to call authorities at 410-260-8888.
Deep Creek Lake, a 3,900 acre man-made reservoir, is about 85 miles south of Greensburg.