Over 100 People Stranded on Large Ice Chunk After It Breaks Free on Lake
The large chunk of ice broke free while a group of people were fishing Monday afternoon, according to authorities in Minnesota.
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The large chunk of ice broke free while a group of people were fishing Monday afternoon, according to authorities in Minnesota.
(Update: 4:22 p.m) -- The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office says they received 9-1-1 calls around 11:34 a.m on Monday regarding an ice chunk that broke away and left more than 100 people stranded on the free-floating platform. The ice chunk broke away from the shoreline, leaving a 30-yards of open water between those stranded and from land. A temporary bridge was put up to
The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office said police are working with other first responders to rescue the group at Upper Red Lake.
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