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On February 22, at approximately 5:30 a 911 came into the Traverse county dispatch from Michael O’Donnell from Minneapolis informed dispatch that he witnessed a vehicle go through the ice on Lake Traverse. Chad Schmidt from Dumont was in his fish house at the time and heard something out of ordinary. Schmidt went to his pickup ad grabbed at toe strap and ran to the victims in the water. Schmidt was able to pull both Peter Katalinas, 56 and Lloyd Nelson 72 to safety. Both are from Wheaton. Katalinas and Nelson refused medical attention.