New Ford F350 goes through ice on Pontoon Lake near Yellowknife

People driving on the Ingraham trail about 30 kmoutside of Yellowknife might be surprised to see a massive hole in the ice on Pontoon Lake, madeby a F350 truck that went through onTuesday night.

The man driving the vehicle was able toescapeunharmedand he walkedto a nearby house.

Homeowner Francois Rossouwsaidhe didn't catch the man's name, but said he calmly explained what had happened. He said the truck was new.

Rossouwsaidhe was curiousand rode his bike out on the ice to check.

"Some of the candled ice was blocking my view,so I pulled some of the ice out," he said.

"I laiddown and looked into the holeand I could see the truck perfectly."

He said the truck is resting on the lakefloorabout4.5 metres underwater. He couldn't see any fuel leaking out of the engine or fuel tank.

There is no word yet of plans to retrieve the truck.