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The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 20 fishermen who were stranded on an ice floe on Lake Erie near Port Clinton, Ohio, using two airboats and a helicopter. Nine people were rescued by the Coast Guard, four were saved by the Put-in-Bay Fire Department, and seven made it ashore on their own airboat. No injuries were reported, and officials warned about the unpredictability and hazards of ice floes, especially in windy conditions.
The Coast Guard rescued 20 people from an ice floe in Lake Erie near Catawba Island State Park in Ohio, with assistance from local agencies, after receiving a report of people stuck on a mile-long floe about a half-mile off the park. No injuries were reported.
The USCG Great Lakes division rescued 20 people trapped on an ice floe a mile off shore near Catawba Island State Park in Ohio, with nine people rescued by airboat, four by local authorities, and seven able to rescue themselves, after shifting winds caused a crack in the ice. No injuries were reported.
Over 20 people are stranded on an ice floe on Lake Erie near Catawba Island State Park in Ohio, prompting a rescue operation by the Coast Guard and local authorities. The group's reason for being on the ice is unclear, but severe winter weather in the Midwest, including heavy snow and freezing temperatures, has been reported. A winter weather advisory is in place for parts of Ohio and Indiana, forecasting freezing rain and ice accumulations.
20 people were rescued from an ice floe about a mile offshore from Catawaba Island State Park in Lake Erie after being stranded while ice fishing. The United States Coast Guard, along with other municipal authorities, conducted rescue operations, with nine people rescued by airboats, four by local authorities, and seven managing to reach land themselves.