Despite a late start to the Manitoba ice fishing season, concerns over recent disturbing behaviour are quickly spreading among fishers.
RCMP say they received a complaint this week about a truck and car racing on the Red River.
Const. Paul Human calls it "risky, horrible behaviour" that could have tragic consequences for others who are out on the ice.
He says an out-of-control vehicle could easily crash into a group of people or other vehicles.
He says the Highway Traffic Act doesn't apply on the river but Mounties could lay Criminal Code charges such as mischief or dangerous driving.
Doug Peterson spends winter afternoons in his fishing shack with his friends and brothers and says he often sees people driving at high speeds.
"It's a death wish because you could break through the ice that way," says Peterson. "When moving up the ice too quick, you're going to create a problem where the ice is going to break; you're going to create a pressure ridge under the ice."
Fishers have also complained to police about their ice shacks being vandalized.
(CTV Winnipeg)
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