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Father, son die after vehicle breaks through ice

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) - An accident on Lake Winnebago has taken another life.

The Winnebago County Coroner's Office says an 8-year-old boy has died after he was pulled from the icy lake water Sunday. The child's father died shortly after their Jeep broke through the ice about 7 a.m. The victims were from Sussex.

Authorities say the two were on the lake to ice fish when they broke through.

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