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It's not safe everywhere in Ontario, especially on bigger lakes, in the south. Emergency crews were called shortly after midnight Thursday to the area of Grigg's Island on Jack Lake after getting reports that two snowmobiles seen travelling on the ice had suddenly disappeared. Two men and two women were found safe having walked to a cottage.
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PETERBOROUGH, Ont. -- Provincial police say four snowmobilers escaped injury after falling through the ice on a lake northeast of Peterborough. Emergency crews were called shortly after midnight Thursday to the area of Grigg's Island on Jack Lake after getting reports that two snowmobiles seen travelling on the ice had suddenly disappeared.
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