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.
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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 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.