Game warden trainees rescue couple, children stranded on Moosehead Lake during storm

GREENVILLE (WGME) -- A group of Maine Game Wardens and Passamaquoddy Game Warden trainees rescued a couple and two children who were stranded on the ice of Moosehead Lake Tuesday night.

Wardens say the couple was ice fishing with a five-year-old, two-year-old and a dog when the weather started to get worse.

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The 31-year-old Greenville woman decided to take the five-year-old and dog home on her snowmobile, while the 32-year-old Orland man would pick up their equipment and catch up to them with his two-year-old.

The woman's snowmobile broke down before she could get home, and the whiteout conditions prevented the man from finding her on the ice. Both called 911 around 9:15 p.m. for help.

The Maine Advanced Warden School was training in the area and responded to the call.

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Two groups of trainees were able to find the stranded couple and get them to shore within 45 minutes.

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Everyone was warmed up and given a ride home.