A lawsuit has been filed against the Ice Castles, claiming that the winter attraction in North Woodstock has caused flooding in a couple's basement.>> Download the FREE WMUR appKelly Trinkle said that in April 2019, she went into the basement of her North Woodstock home to check her oil tank and found water coming through the floor."It was absolutely crazy," she said. "It was silent and eerie, and I didn't know where the water was coming from."Trinkle said she spent three days cleaning it up before her basement flooded again."It's coming through both window wells, just like a waterfall," she said. "I thought I was in 'The Twilight Zone.' I've never seen anything like it before in my entire life."Trinkle said her family has owned the property for more than 50 years and nothing like that had ever happened. She blamed water runoff from the neighboring Ice Castles attraction that moved to North Woodstock last year.She and her husband have filed a lawsuit seeking damages. The company denies any responsibility, saying the Ice Castles were largely still intact in late April, and the runoff was from a nearby watershed.Trinkle said her basement is dry, but she's worried it will flood again in April."Every time it rains, I'm checking the weather every two seconds," she said. "I'm coming down here to see if there's water in the basement every two seconds. It's horrifying."Trinkle said a mediation session for the lawsuit is scheduled in a few months.

A lawsuit has been filed against the Ice Castles, claiming that the winter attraction in North Woodstock has caused flooding in a couple's basement.



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Kelly Trinkle said that in April 2019, she went into the basement of her North Woodstock home to check her oil tank and found water coming through the floor.

"It was absolutely crazy," she said. "It was silent and eerie, and I didn't know where the water was coming from."

Trinkle said she spent three days cleaning it up before her basement flooded again.

"It's coming through both window wells, just like a waterfall," she said. "I thought I was in 'The Twilight Zone.' I've never seen anything like it before in my entire life."

Trinkle said her family has owned the property for more than 50 years and nothing like that had ever happened. She blamed water runoff from the neighboring Ice Castles attraction that moved to North Woodstock last year.

She and her husband have filed a lawsuit seeking damages. The company denies any responsibility, saying the Ice Castles were largely still intact in late April, and the runoff was from a nearby watershed.

Trinkle said her basement is dry, but she's worried it will flood again in April.

"Every time it rains, I'm checking the weather every two seconds," she said. "I'm coming down here to see if there's water in the basement every two seconds. It's horrifying."

Trinkle said a mediation session for the lawsuit is scheduled in a few months.