A NOAA satellite image shows the lake before the crack appeared. Posted on 02/06/2022 7:26:56 PM PST by BenLurkin
A sheet of floating ice broke away while the individuals were snowmobiling, according to the Coast Guard.
Authorities used a Coast Guard Station Marblehead airboat and an Air Station Detroit helicopter to rescue the stranded group, the Coast Guard said earlier in a tweet. A "good Samaritan" with an airboat also assisted with the operation.
The National Weather Service Cleveland had warned earlier on Twitter that increased wind could cause ice to break away from the lake's shore.
"You are urged to stay off the ice on Lake Erie as there is the possibility that the ice will drift away from shore," the tweet said. "Dangerous ice conditions could develop causing people to become trapped on the ice."
A NOAA satellite image shows the lake before the crack appeared.
A satellite image from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the crack in the ice on Lake Erie Sunday.
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Climate change ..
No polar bears?? And this is news? Slow day.
Skating away -—
skating away -—
skating away on the thin ice of the New Day.
So as you push off from the shore,
won’t you turn your head once more -— and make your peace with everyone?
If you should go skating
On the thin ice of modern life
Dragging behind you the silent reproach
Of a million tear-stained eyes
Don’t be surprised when a crack in the ice
Appears under your feet
You slip out of your depth and out of your mind
With your fear flowing out behind you
As you claw the thin ice
-Pink Floyd
They (local TV station and sheriffs) told people not to go out there early this AM.
Wow, there’s a flashback!
Yeah, I like to find the game every once in a while.
I was awaiting the annual event of rescuing dumb asses!
Everybody makes a very ill-advised choice at some point in life.
I’m glad they were all rescued, and can live and learn further.
Did the Canucks feel it when the million tons of ice crashed into their shore? It looks like it crashed right into West Elgin, Ontario where my ancestors lived.
A great read is Endurance….about living on an ice floe in Antarctica….absolutely terrifying ..
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OK, but whatever their age they have seen this BS happen EVERY year. Ill-advised choice by DUMB asses!
Understand these jerks are DUMB!
That is a great book.
Thanks, I’ll look for it. All I’ve learned about Antarctica is a documentary about McMurdo station.
You will love it……enjoy.
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