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Spring shoulder season prompts caution when heading to Minnesota, North Dakota waters

The Minnesota Department and the North Dakota Game and Fish Department are urging caution as the spring shoulder season makes ice rapidly deteriorate, with water temperatures remaining dangerously low.
About 30% of boating fatalities occur during the shoulder season in Minnesota when ice begins to melt from lakes and rivers, posing risks that individuals might easily forget.
Lisa Dugan, recreation safety outreach coordinator with the Minnesota Department and Natural Resources Enforcement Division, advises wearing life jackets to survive cold-water shock. Jackie Lundstrom of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department urges calling 911 if an emergency occurs.
Joe Henry, executive director of the Woods Tourism, says four boat accesses recently opened on the Rainy River, though Lundstrom warns that no ice is safe ice and recommends avoiding driving onto remaining patches.
Although recent years saw record lows for boating fatalities, Dugan emphasizes that anything over zero is too many. She recommends planning your day, letting someone know where you are going, and avoiding going out on the water alone.

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Spring shoulder season prompts caution when heading to Minnesota, North Dakota waters

As North Dakota and Minnesota make their way through the first shoulder season of the year — meaning, the one happening now — those in the know remind people who venture onto or near lakes and rivers, including those who take their boats with them, to use extreme caution. With ice melt, water temperatures are dangerously low right now and pose risks that people might forget about. For those who might be trying to hold on to the last bit of ice f…

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