18 people rescued from ice floe on Lake Erie

CNN ^ | Sun February 6, 2022 | Tina Burnside and Joe Sutton,

[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.

[PghBaldy]

“Throw out the life line! Throw out the life line!
Someone is drifting away;
Throw out the life line! Throw out the life line!
Someone is sinking today.”

[Salamander]

Most excellent

[trashiscash]

Every year the same morons ignore the warnings put out by the NWS and the Coast Guard,.Temps were approaching 40 degrees and there were strong winds out of the south.The wind causes a massive crack in the ice. Not saying they should just leave these morons out there but they should have to pay a heavy price to ride the airboat back into shore.

[hinckley buzzard]

Happens every year. Some jackasses think shallow and shifting ice is safe to traverse. Even with weighty machinery. The war to save the stupid from themselves is never ending it seems.