Ummm muskrats live in water.Didnt see anyone trying to drown it.Id say they accidently snagged it. After being froze in, it wouldnt suprise me if it wasnt trying to come up for a look around through the hole and got snagged...If they had corn or carrot bait they may have hooked it like a fish...So yea its crazy some of the things ppl say,Lol