Fisherman Dies In Massive Lake Erie Ice Rescue

2016/7/16 11:05:53

From the Detroit Free Press:

One person, who fell into icy Lake Erie waters after ending up stranded on a broken ice floe with around 150 people Saturday morning, has died, according to U.S. Coast Guard officials.

By 2:45 p.m. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Zachary Ford in Detroit said all 150 fishermen had been rescued from Lake Erie after an eight-mile wide slab of ice broke away this morning, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.

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