Lac St Anne - caution

[svengali]

Found this while trolling north west shore today. Halfway between the gun boat launch and the narrows. Looked like someone had already hit it at speed. Boaters beware.

[RavYak]

What is it exactly?

[kritofr]

What is it exactly?

It appears to be a truck.

[svengali]

Chevy pick up truck in aprox 7.6 ft of water

[RavYak]

Damn, I see it now lol. You should report it to SRD/RCMP or whoever deals with stuff like that. Owner can/should be fined for leaving it there.

[FishingFrenzy]

Someone went through the ice... thanks for the heads up.

[billycap]

wonder if its still got the fisherman in it :confused:

[Ken07AOVette]

wonder if its still got the fisherman in it :confused:

Or the thief?

[JohninAB]

Definitely report it and thanks for the heads up.

[Kim473]

Did you mark it with a bouy or something so that no one hits it and takes their bottom end off ? I would have. Hope no one is in it.

[svengali]

Pretty sure it was empty. When we came up on it from the front so both my buddy and myself could see straight into the cab and saw nothing.
We didn't have anything on board to mark the hazard unfortunately but I'm gonna report the find this morning.

[Lund rebel]

Should have pulled out the heavy action gear and hooked up, you would have won the albetra outdoorsman fishing contest for sure.

[svengali]

Nah, that would mean I'd have to touch it ................ I'm a dodge guy.

[Alberta Bigbore]

Hopefully if/when they pull it out no one is inside.

[canadiantdi]

Did you fish around it to see if there were any lunkers hiding underneath?

[ineptflux]

Jeez and this is why I choose not to drive on the ice lol. :bad_boys_20:

[elkdump]

Like a rock,,,,,,,,,,

[Ken07AOVette]

Like a rock,,,,,,,,,,

Lol haha I just read that in the voice used on the commercial! :sHa_shakeshout:

[Jamie Black R/T]

that is scary as hell....did you report this yet?

hit that at 50mph and you better hope all it does is tear the leg off the motor.

eek

[jungleboy]

Nah, that would mean I'd have to touch it ................ I'm a dodge guy.

my condolences

[Ken07AOVette]

'my truck was stolen' LOL:sHa_sarcasticlol:

how long before the fish are poisoned?

[HunterDave]

Thanks for the heads up. If I knew where it was I'd put a stake through the roof with a warning flag. I'm headed out there Thursday and might be able to mark it before the weekend if you have the coordinates.

[robson3954]

Thanks. Sounds like its right near our cabin

[svengali]

So I went into Alberta beach townsite to report the truck and although highly entertained by the pictures, said it wasn't their concern but did give me two numbers to try. Again both those agencies found it amusing but told me they don't have the equipment to get it out of the lake and it wasn't their concern. One of these guys was law enforcement ............. what a joke.

If your heading east out of the narrows on the north shore the truck is about 3/4 of the way past the first row of houses towards the second set of houses. If you look at the shore just past the beaver dam the is a make shift road the truck probably came on the ice from. slightly east of that road about 100ft off shore is where the truck is.
This is the best directions I can give for now - just learning how to use the new fish finder when we came upon it so I didn't get the location marked.

[RavYak]

Typical attitude these days, not my problem...

Someone should get the license plate off it. Report it as abandoned to the RCMP...

[svengali]

My buddy who was with me commented the plate was off it but I.m going out tomorrow so I'll double check.

[Ken07AOVette]

Maritime salvage? Time to go with a 1 ton, big winch and a lot of cable?

[RavYak]

Vin # on the dash will work too but probably have to get wet to read it.

[kmacisaac]

If I landed a Chevy, I'd probably throw it back as well. All kidding aside, I hope they get it out before someone wrecks their boat or hurts them self with it so close to the surface.

[HunterDave]

In a month I'm betting that the roof of the truck will be on the surface. The lake is still emptying from the Spring thaw.

[ETOWNCANUCK]

Explain that one to the wife....

[waterninja]

i find it hard to believe that there is no-one in authority that you could report this to. there must be some govt. agency that has to handle this sort of situation.

[TrollGRG]

How about someone from the environment. If that thing is still leaking oil and fluids they would want to get it out of there.

[Big Bull]

I thought the Report A Poacher line could also be used for situations like this?

[steelhead]

Contact the DFO and report it as a hazzard to navigation.



STEELHEAD

[jwloco]

Well now i know what I hit with my prop on saturday. Went back to see what it was and couldn't find the location. If I make it out befor anyone else does I will put in a marker.

[waterninja]

after a bit of a phone runaround i talked to someone at alberta environment who said they are the ones that will deal with this problem. i gave them the info. that the op posted and was surprised to hear that no-one else has reported this yet. hopefully they will at least mark the truck with a bouy to prevent an accident while they figure this out.
if the OP was playing some kind of gag with us (which i doubt) then i might be in some hot water as they took down my info as part of my report.
hope that truck doesn't spoil my wallie tags this year. lol

[Big Bull]

Good job, Ninja!

[WayneChristie]

so thats where I parked it! Curse you tequila!!!:sign0176:

[Willowtrail]

I contacted someone I know in fisheries and he has passed this info on to whom it may concern. They have since contacted me and are on their way out to the lake now to investigate. All this happened within an hour of my text. I will now be trying to contact the op to get more info if there is any.

[Crankbait]

thats going to be some loud household when the wife finds out the truck wasn't stolen from the church parking lot like her hubby said but went thru where he went ice fishin instead.

[Scottmisfits]

Don't worry about this being a joke from Svengali. I've known him for years. He doesn't have a sense of humor, lol.

Hey Steve!!

[Willowtrail]

Just got off phone with ESRD.

Turns out It was a stolen truck back in December. RCMP knew about it and its location and why it wasn't reported to ESRD and taken care of is still a mystery.

The county has also been notified and a marker will be put on it soon.

They will update me as they get info and I can post here.

[Lefty-Canuck]

Just got off phone with ESRD.

Turns out It was a stolen truck back in December. RCMP knew about it and its location and why it wasn't reported to ESRD and taken care of is still a mystery.

The county has also been notified and a marker will be put on it soon.

They will update me as they get info and I can post here.

Good thing a boat didn't hit it and capsize....the RCMP would be partially responsible....

LC

[pickrel pat]

Good thing a boat didn't hit it and capsize....the RCMP would be partially responsible....

LC

have to agree here, kinda irresponsible on their part. Glad nobody was killed.

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[Buckhead]

IIRC hazards in navigable waters are under the jurisdiction of Transport Canada.

[Straightgun]

have to agree here, kinda irresponsible on their part. Glad nobody was killed.


The cops must have been busy catching real criminals one speeding fine at a time.

[greylynx]

Phone CFRN.

Show them a picture.

And just watch what happens.

[Ken07AOVette]

The cops must have been busy catching real criminals one speeding fine at a time.

If idiots didn't speed they could attend to more pressing matters. 2 sides to every argument.

[Straightgun]

If idiots didn't speed they could attend to more pressing matters. 2 sides to every argument.

To bad they can't collect $ from these pressing matters.

[svengali]

Don't worry about this being a joke from Svengali. I've known him for years. He doesn't have a sense of humor, lol.

Hey Steve!!

Funny guy ............... how ya doin Scott?

[svengali]

Was out there today and some had gone out and marked it.

[Scottmisfits]

Pretty good Steve. Family keeping me pretty busy. Still racing and so is the boy. Plus the archery, fishing and soccer for the boy, plus all the work, it's pretty busy, but fun.

[svengali]

What's this racing you speak of? lol

[mudbug]

Just got off phone with ESRD.

Turns out It was a stolen truck back in December. RCMP knew about it and its location and why it wasn't reported to ESRD and taken care of is still a mystery.

The county has also been notified and a marker will be put on it soon.

They will update me as they get info and I can post here.

Too hard to kick the door in and check for and take any firearms when it's under 7 feet of water :sHa_sarcasticlol:

[Scottmisfits]

You aren't running anymore?

[svengali]

When I do it will be strictly for fun locally - not planning on travelling to race this year at all. Anytime taken from work this year will be spent fishing in the new rig. No politics to deal with on my boat.

[Scottmisfits]

Gotta get the fun back in it. I'll travel this year still but I'm just showing up and racing and helping racers. I've done my time running the clubs. Now it's about the fun with my family.

[BGSH]

That's crazy, wonder if theres any vehicles still left in Wabamun.

[pickrel pat]

That's crazy, wonder if theres any vehicles still left in Wabamun.

more than a few old vehicles in rivers..... Back in the day people would try and guess the day the river would break up..... An old car was put on the ice in the middle of the river......when the car disapeared, it was officially break up.

[1bluZebec]

Has anyone tried fishing around it yet? That's quite the structure and I'm sure the fish are around it or checking it out quite regularly lol

[urbalow]

Well game gamewarden took my tags so I guess thats a plus ewww dont
eat fish there anyone having problems witb tags not sticking

[NEWB]

Its still here.

Im drifting right by it!

Coordinates are
N53. 43.875
W114. 25.164

[Willowtrail]

Talked to my contact at Environmental.

She said;

"Finally got a hold of the owner and the request to tow the truck went out by his insurance company Thursday, so hoping it's out of there soon!"

I'll update once I hear more

[lilsundance]

well is it still there? would love to see some pics of it getting pulled out.

[Sooner]

Talked to my contact at Environmental.

She said;

"Finally got a hold of the owner and the request to tow the truck went out by his insurance company Thursday, so hoping it's out of there soon!"

I'll update once I hear more



Good news they are moving on it now but I have to wonder, why wait for an owner or insurance company to say go. It's a hazard to the lake and boaters. The provincial gov should be able to make the call regardless. Then pass on the bill to the insurance co.

[jackrabbit000]

Vin # on the dash will work too but probably have to get wet to read it.

Hopefully you don't see someone sitting in the driver's or passenger seat. It'll be the fastest you'd ever moved.

[Willowtrail]

Hopefully you don't see someone sitting in the driver's or passenger seat. It'll be the fastest you'd ever moved.

I took some pictures underwater with my gopro but they didn't turn out. I was a bit leery about seeing someone sitting there as well. Really not sure why this didn't get removed a long time ago bit at least it's getting removed.

[LCCFisherman]

Good news they are moving on it now but I have to wonder, why wait for an owner or insurance company to say go. It's a hazard to the lake and boaters. The provincial gov should be able to make the call regardless. Then pass on the bill to the insurance co.

If I hit that with my boat and tore off my leg WOW would there be a lawsuit!! Cannot believe this has been left there that long. SAD SAD SAD

[SCHOOCH]

Sad how 1 goverment department can pass the buck to another and say this isn't our problem, hit that thing doing 40 mph and someone could have been killed.....all over $$$$$$ to pull it out of there!!!!!!

[abhunter8]

Holy crap! I have been amused and watching this post and I am absolutely ****ed that the truck is still there when the RCMP knew about this months ago! I have no respect for the lack of action or caring on whoever knew about this and did nothing! I guess all the stories we have all heard over the years that if your truck goes through the ice you would be in big trouble and have to have it removed immediately and get fined x amount per day is all just that... stories.

Kudos to those who identified this and notified or pushed the authorities to act!

[Willowtrail]

Great News.

The truck is out of the lake.

[RavYak]

Great News.

The truck is out of the lake.

Only ~3+ months later! Way to go guys...

[RagingPenguin]

Imagine they can only pass the buck so long.
Could also be on the insurance companies end that it took so long
Glad its gone.

[Rennich98]

Great News.

The truck is out of the lake.

My buddy was the one who pulled it out...took 4 hours...he posted the video of it on Facebook

[Willowtrail]

My buddy was the one who pulled it out...took 4 hours...he posted the video of it on Facebook

I would love to see that video. Can you share the link on here? Or ok it to me?

[NEWB]

I would love to see that video. Can you share the link on here? Or ok it to me?

x2.

The more important question... Were there bodies inside?? :)

[Jamie Black R/T]

I would love to see that video. Can you share the link on here? Or ok it to me?

x3

[Rennich98]

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=10201944755174703&set=vb.1659391892&type=2&theater

[Jack&7]

Link is no good....can he post to youtube instead so we can all see it?