The ice-fishing derby that turned into a mass rescue effort in 1997
Helicopters aren't normally part of a day of ice fishing, but they had to become involved when hundreds of anglers got stranded on a frozen lake.
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A sudden change on the frozen surface of Ontario's Lake Simcoe left hundreds of anglers stranded
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'A dangerous predicament' on Ontario's Lake Simcoe
24 years ago
2:42Hundreds of anglers ended up stranded on the frozen surface of Ontario's Lake Surface during an ice-fishing derby in January of 1997.2:42
Helicopters aren't normally part of a day of ice fishing, but they had to become involved when hundreds of anglers got stranded on a frozen lake.