He drove his SUV onto ice-covered Mille Lacs Lake — one of the largest in the state — to scout fishing holes. Within minutes, the vehicle crashed through the ice.

NORTHWEST ANGLE, Minn. — Authorities on Friday identified the man who drowned Thursday morning when a Bombardier tracked vehicle broke through the ice on Lake of the Woods on the Minnesota ...

Paul Colson, owner of Jake's Northwest Angle Resort, said a neighboring resort was operating the Bombardier snow bus when it broke through the ice about 900 yards south of Flag Island.

Officials say a group was riding in a Bombardier tracked vehicle, commonly referred to as a “bomber”, to their fishing location when the large vehicle broke through about 12 inches of ice.

Bombardiers can take people where other vehicles won't go: A pickup truck will get stuck in deep snow, while a snowmobile can't haul hundreds of kilos of fish as a Bombardier can, Leclair says.

Caption: The predominately Métis fishing community in St. Laurent, Man., still uses Bombardier snow coaches — decades after they were made — as transportation and shelter to handle the harsh ...