It has not been a great start to 2018 for the owner of this lifted Chevrolet Silverado. Local news station Fox 2 reported Thursday that the owner of this truck and friend went out for an off-road excursion on New Year’s Day on Chouteau Island, just north of St. Louis, Missouri.
However, what they thought was an open field actually turned out to be a frozen, swampy lake. See where this is going?
The Silverado broke through the thin layer of ice and the truck sank into the swampy mud. Then, it froze, and the truck remains stuck thanks to below-freezing temperatures across most of the United States. The pair rented a backhoe in an attempt to pull the Silverado from the frozen lake, but the machine also broke through the ice and joined the Silverado in the now-frozen mud.
Chain of Rocks Recreation Corporation, which owns the property, said the area is a seasonal lake often used for water-skiing practice. Water levels reach six- to seven-feet deep when the area thaws out. It’s going to be a tricky job to pull both the truck and backhoe from the lake.
But, it gets worse for the pair. The truck owner and his friend face trespassing citations since the failed off-road excursion took place on private property. The pickup could be impounded for the illegal activity… once excavators can dig it out of the frozen muck.
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How much rent are they paying on that backhoe?
I live within 20 minutes of this place. There is a sunbelt rental place on IL 3 that’s only a couple miles away from where they got stuck, and its a sunbelt backhoe. The prices they have listed are:
Daily $384 Weekly $1,045 Monthly $2,223
Thanks. On location reporting is just what this story needed. I wonder how much longer they’ll be stuck?
They were still trying to get it out on 1/10.
That’s turning into one expensive joyride. Thanks for the update.
Wonder if they gonna call someone with a ford to come rescue
No but a Ram probably pulled the all out!
We should just use yours!
How about a story to share exhibiting how great the truck is at not getting stuck?
Remember when good ol fun was legal?
Truck is registered to one ‘Lloyd Christmas’.
Took a shortcut on the way to Aspen, trying to return a briefcase belonging to a ‘Mary Samsonite’.