More than 60 anglers rescued after ice detaches from Wisconsin shoreline (msn.com)
Dozens of anglers left trapped after three different ice
floes became detached from the Wisconsin shoreline have been rescued.
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helicopters perform rescue recreation performance
According to a statement from the Coast Guard, a large chunk
of ice broke free Thursday around 9 a.m. near the mouth of Sturgeon Bay, which
opens into Green Bay. Before noon, first responders had rescued about 20
people near Sherwood Point, while reports indicated there another 25 people
still needed assistance near Little Harbor, WPR reported.
A total of 66 ice fishermen were rescued, none of who were
seriously injured.
The Door County Sheriff’s Office said that the anglers got
stuck in Green Bay “due to pressure cracks that had opened between their
location and the shoreline.” Authorities added that they were whisked to safety
just before the area was slammed with a major snow storm.
The same day as the rescue mission, Green Bay had recorded
more than 6 inches of snow while other regions more inland faced more than 9
inches, according to the National Weather Service.
“High winds associated with the approaching winter storm
system quickly pushed the floe farther away from shore,” according to a press
release from the Coast Guard.
“Ice continued to crack into smaller sections throughout the
crews’ time on scene. The helicopter crews lowered rescue swimmers to the ice
to help coordinate the rescue as local first responders and other Coast Guard
ice rescue assets arrived.”
The Coast Guard and the Sheriff’s Office urged residents to
exercise caution on the ice given that conditions are constantly changing along
with the weather, wind and snow.
“When venturing onto the ice, no ice is ever 100% safe,” the
Door County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement
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