More than 60 anglers rescued after ice breaks near Green Bay, Wisconsin pix11.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pix11.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Bill Galluccio
Feb 5, 2021
A group of 66 ice fishers ended up trapped in the middle of Lake Michigan when three ice floes broke away on Thursday (February 4) morning. The Door County Sheriff s Office said that floes floated away from the shore due to pressure cracks that had opened between their location and the shoreline.
High winds from an incoming winter storm helped push the ice floes further away from the shore.
With the bad weather bearing down on the area, rescuers from multiple agencies had to work against to clock to bring the fisherman to safety. The U.S. Coast Guard sent two ice rescue teams and used helicopters and airboats to reach the ice floes.
More than 60 anglers rescued after ice detaches from Wisconsin shoreline nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Bill Galluccio
Feb 5, 2021
A group of 66 ice fishers ended up trapped in the middle of Lake Michigan when three ice floes broke away on Thursday (February 4) morning. The Door County Sheriff s Office said that floes floated away from the shore due to pressure cracks that had opened between their location and the shoreline.
High winds from an incoming winter storm helped push the ice floes further away from the shore.
With the bad weather bearing down on the area, rescuers from multiple agencies had to work against to clock to bring the fisherman to safety. The U.S. Coast Guard sent two ice rescue teams and used helicopters and airboats to reach the ice floes.