Man, daughter and grandchild die as snowmobiles go through ice on Vermont lake

3 die as snowmobiles go through ice on Vt. lake

SALISBURY, Vt. — Vermont State Police say a snowmobiling accident on a frozen lake has killed a man, his daughter and 3-year-old granddaughter.

Police say three snowmobiles carrying six people altogether went through ice on Lake Dunmore near Salisbury at around noon Saturday.

Five people went into the water and were later pulled out by rescue crews. A 4-year-old was pushed to safety before the snowmobile he was riding went through the ice.

Fifty-year-old Kevin Flynn, of Whiting; 24-year-old Carrie Flynn, of Whiting; and 3-year-old Bryanna Popp of Brandon were pronounced dead at a Middlebury hospital. Carrie Flynn was Bryanna’s aunt.

Flynn’s wife, 47-year-old Terry Flynn, and Bryanna’s brother, 6-year-old Jeremiah Popp, survived.