Dozens Rescued After Being Trapped On Lake Erie Ice Floe

By The Associated PressMARBLEHEAD, Ohio — A sheet of ice holding fishermen on Lake Erie broke loose in windy weather Saturday morning, sending many of them scrambling to safety but leaving nearly four dozen stranded on the floe for three hours more than a mile offshore until emergency crews could rescue them. About 100 of 146 fishermen out on the ice were able to grab their gear and make it back to shore before any additional ice broke off, The Blade of Toledo reported. One of the stranded fishermen, 42-year-old Tony Adkins, said the ice began to crack quickly and soon there was a huge gap between the ice floe and the shore. "Thank God the Coast Guard was here for us," Adkins, of Akron, Ohio, told The Blade.Read more on NewsOK.com

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