American Towing Dive Team recovery truck with underwater recovery equipment, parked outdoors with attached trailer.

Minnesota's Underwater & Ice Recovery Specialists — Available 24/7

When your vehicle goes through the ice or ends up underwater, every minute counts. MN Off-Road & Underwater Recovery, a division of American Towing & Recovery, specializes in emergency submerged vehicle recovery, ice recovery, and off-road extraction across Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. With over two decades of experience, we respond 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — including holidays — and will travel statewide and into Wisconsin to get the job done.

Car Through the Ice? Call Us First.

If your car, truck, ATV, snowmobile, or other vehicle has broken through the ice, don't wait. We have the specialized equipment, cold-water dive team, and recovery rigging to safely retrieve your vehicle from frozen lakes and rivers. We operate on ice all winter long and understand the urgency and environmental sensitivity of every recovery.

Partially submerged car being recovered from frozen lake using a steel A-frame structure and heavy winching equipment.
American Towing recovery operation on a frozen lake using cables and winches to extract a vehicle from the ice.

Sonar Search & Lost Item Recovery

Can't see it doesn't mean we can't find it. Our underwater search and recovery operation uses ROV technology equipped with sonar imaging, a live camera feed, and a grappling arm to locate submerged objects before a diver ever enters the water.

We recover lost and submerged items including vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, boats, anchors, firearms, outboard motors, docks, and personal property from lakes, rivers, and reservoirs throughout Minnesota and Western Wisconsin.

Whether it went through the ice last winter or has been on the bottom for years — we can find it and bring it back.

American Towing Dive Team members preparing gear beside recovery vehicles and trailers on a sunny day.

Submerged Vehicle Recovery

We recover vehicles from lakes, rivers, ponds, and reservoirs using scuba-assisted diving and heavy recovery equipment. Whether it's a recent accident or a vehicle that has been underwater for years, we have the tools and experience to locate, rig, and retrieve it safely. We work directly with insurance companies and law enforcement agencies throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Off-Road Recovery

Stuck in mud, snow, sand, or a remote trail? We recover ATVs, UTVs, trucks, and SUVs from locations other tow companies won't go. We bring specialized winching equipment and rigging to get you out without additional damage to your vehicle or the environment.

📞 Call now for immediate off-road, ice, or underwater recovery assistance

"Submerged Chevy Avalanche visible under frozen river during recovery by American Towing
Large piece of heavy equipment partially submerged in ice at night, lit by recovery lights, with police tape marking the scene.
American Towing Dive Team rescue vehicle with specialized gear for underwater recovery, parked on a roadway with autumn trees in background.
American Towing diver preparing for underwater ice recovery near Stillwater MN bridge

WHY CHOOSE MN OFF-ROAD & UNDERWATER RECOVERY?

We are one of the only recovery operations in Minnesota offering full scuba-assisted underwater vehicle recovery combined with heavy towing capability under one roof. You don't need to coordinate between a dive team and a tow company — we are both. We work with insurance companies, law enforcement agencies, county sheriff's departments, and dive teams across the region. No job is too remote, too deep, or too complex.

Available 24/7/365 — We will travel anywhere in Minnesota or Western Wisconsin.

📞 Call now: 651-437-2151

MINNESOTA COUNTIES WE SERVE:

Washington, Ramsey, Dakota, Anoka, Hennepin, Scott, Carver, Wright, Sherburne, Isanti, Chisago, Pine, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Crow Wing, Cass, Hubbard, Wadena, Todd, Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Aitkin, Carlton, St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Itasca, Beltrami, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman, Polk, Red Lake, Pennington, Marshall, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, and all surrounding counties. We will travel statewide — if you need us, we will come.

WESTERN WISCONSIN COUNTIES WE SERVE:

St. Croix, Pierce, Polk, Burnett, Washburn, Barron, Sawyer, Price, Rusk, Taylor, Lincoln, Langlade, Oneida, Vilas, Iron, Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas, and surrounding areas.

LAKES AND WATERWAYS WE OPERATE ON:

Mille Lacs Lake, Leech Lake, Lake Winnibigoshish, Gull Lake, Pelican Lake, Whitefish Lake, Cross Lake, Big Sandy Lake, Vermilion Lake, Rainy Lake, Lake of the Woods, Kabetogama Lake, Namakan Lake, Crane Lake, Lake Minnetonka, White Bear Lake, Forest Lake, Lake Elmo, Square Lake, Big Marine Lake, Chisago Lakes, North Center Lake, South Center Lake, Green Lake, Spunk Lake, Mille Lacs, Upper and Lower Red Lake, Otter Tail Lake, Detroit Lakes, Lake Ida, Lake Carlos, Alexandria lakes chain, Pelican Lake, Lake Koronis, Big Birch Lake, Long Lake, Rice Lake, Sauk Lake, Lake Pepin, Lake St. Croix, and hundreds of smaller lakes and ponds throughout the region.

Rivers: Mississippi River, St. Croix River, Minnesota River, Rum River, Crow Wing River, Rainy River, Kettle River, Snake River, Cannon River, Root River, St. Louis River, Namekagon River, Chippewa River (WI), Flambeau River, and all connecting tributaries.