People are saying their goodbyes to what's become something of a Saskatchewan landmark, after an excavator left stranded in Quill Lakes for more than a decade was finally pulled out of the water this summer.

The excavator was left in the lake after it fell through ice in the lake, about 160 kilometres east of Saskatoon, 11 years ago, and has captured attention and viewers since.

"A lot of landmarks are disappearing, and we live in a flat country with not a lot of things to see," said Janice Reynolds, who lives in Nokomis, southwest of Quill Lakes.

The story of the excavator began in March 2014, before the spring thaw, when the driver of the equipment tried to cross the frozen lake during a highway project and fell through, according to Saskatchewan's Environment Ministry.

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