SUN JOURNAL • January 20, 2021
Rescuers from several departments plucked a man out of Thompson Lake late Wednesday afternoon after it was reported the victim had fallen through the ice while skating near Briggs Lane. Mark Simpson of Oxford was rescued and taken to a Norway hospital. “Even though temperatures have been colder recently, ice conditions on this lake and others in the area remain very inconsistent and dangerous,” said Maine Game Warden Harry Wiegman who was part of the rescue crew that saved Simpson.