18 people were rescued from an ice floe that broke away from land
The Coast Guard said Sunday it helped rescue 18 people from an ice floe that broke away from land near Catawba Island on Lake Erie in Ohio. The Coast Guard rescued 11 of the people, while a"Good Samaritan" who had an airboat rescued the remaining seven, the Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard said rescue efforts began around 1 p.m., when a helicopter from Air Station Detroit noticed the people with ATVs trapped on an ice floe and looking for a route back to land.
The helicopter hoisted seven people from the ice floe, four were rescued by the airboat and the seven were rescued by the civilian with the airboat. Aerial view of the people trapped on an ice floe on Sunday, February 6, 2022.
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