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3 Men Die on a
Not-So-Frozen
Vermont Lake

Feb 13, 2023 9:50 AM CST

3 Men Die on a Not-So-Frozen Vermont Lake

Officials are now warning people off the ice, perhaps thinner than usual due to warm temps

(Newser) - Heading out onto frozen Lake Champlain is a popular winter activity among Vermonters, but state officials are now warning people away from the ice after three men died on the lake since last week, reports NPR . Per a report from Vermont State Police, the first man to fall through the...

Moose Threatened by Gawking Crowd Retreats to Lake, Drowns

Exhausted Moose Drowns After
Crowd Scares It Into Water

Sep 3, 2018 10:30 AM CDT

Exhausted Moose Drowns After Crowd Scares It Into Water

The tired animal had just made a long swim from New York to Vermont

(Newser) - Vermont wildlife officials say a moose drowned in Lake Champlain after people crowded around the animal to take its picture, per the AP . Fish and Wildlife Officer Robert Currier tells WCAX that the moose swam across the lake from New York to South Hero, Vt., on Saturday. He says it...

Driver Ends Up in Lake Champlain After Using Waze

Owner on Jeep
Ending Up in Lake:
'I Was Speechless'

Jan 24, 2018 8:41 AM CST

Owner on Jeep Ending Up in Lake: 'I Was Speechless'

Friends who'd borrowed her vehicle were led into Lake Champlain by Google's Waze app

(Newser) - "I was speechless." That's how the owner of a Jeep tells WCAX she reacted when she heard said Jeep had ended up at the bottom of Lake Champlain. How Tara Guertin's vehicle got there: She says friends who were driving it were misled by faulty directions...

New Images May Show
Ancient Martian Lake

Jun 18, 2009 4:39 PM CDT

New Images May Show Ancient Martian Lake

(Newser) - New images suggest Mars had a sizable lake on its surface billions of years ago, further evidence that the planet had a watery past. Images snapped by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal a 30-mile-long canyon where water once flowed and beach remnants surrounding a basin. Dubbed the Shalbatana lake for...

YouTube Video Catches Lake Champlain 'Monster'

Jun 5, 2009 9:45 AM CDT

YouTube Video Catches Lake Champlain 'Monster'

(Newser) - A cell phone video has revived the legend of “Champ,” the monster long rumored to reside in Lake Champlain, ABC News reports. Nessie’s less-famous North American cousin has been spotted 300 times, if you believe the locals, but only photographed once before, in 1977. The new video...

Healthiest US City Gets Moving

Nov 17, 2008 2:27 PM CST

Healthiest US City Gets Moving

Burlington, Vt., tops list due to active citizens; Huntington, W.Va., is unhealthiest

(Newser) - Burlington, Vt., is America's healthiest city, with 92% of residents reporting that they're in good or great health. A number of factors account for the gap between Burlington and Huntington, W.Va., which brought up the rear in the CDC's healthy-city rankings, the AP reports. Burlington's residents are younger on...