More than 60 ice anglers rescued in Wisconsin
Ice floes broke off in three separate locations near Sturgeon Bay Thursday, and high winds from an approaching winter storm pushed them away from shore. Author: Dana Thiede Updated: 6:46 AM MST February 5, 2021
STURGEON BAY, Wis. More than 60 Wisconsin ice anglers were rescued from the frozen surface of Lake Michigan Thursday when pressure cracks separated the ice they were standing on from shore.
The Door County Sheriff s Office says 66 people were fishing on ice floes that broke off in three different locations near Sturgeon Bay around 9 a.m. The ice had separated from land, was breaking into smaller sections, and high winds were pushing the anglers farther and farther away from land.