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Ice floe rescue: Lake Erie fishermen trapped Saturday
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FoxToledo has reported that although the scene is still chaotic, authorities believe they've found and rescued hundreds of ice fishermen who found themselves trapped in Lake Erie. One death has been confirmed.
The Ottawa County sheriff says one person is dead after falling through the ice and into Lake Erie. He was one of the hundreds of ice fishermen trapped ice floe that stretching from the Metzger Marsh area to Crane Creek State Park, first responders told FOX Toledo News.
The U.S. Coast Guard told FOX News Channel that all fishermen are now accounted for.
About 200 people had been stuck on an ice floe, which extends from the Metzger Marsh area to Crane Creek State Park, Ottawa County Sheriff Bob Bratton told FOX Toledo News.
Fox News had these details:
As many as 500 fishermen had been stranded on the ice earlier in the day, according to initial reports, and some made their way to safety on their own. The fatality occurred after one person fell into the water, but no other deaths or injuries were reported.
Several hovercraft and helicopters from Toledo and Marblehead, Ohio, assisted in the rescue, and Ford said helicopters continued to patrol the area into the evening to ensure everyone was off the ice.
Shown above: a view of a frozen Lake Erie, taken by NASA's SeaWIFS satellite in 2008. A joint project with Orbital Sciences Corporation and GeoEye, the satellite has been monitoring the Earth's oceans and waters since 1997.
The project is one of several NASA and other agencies share, including submersible exploration of the oceans and even a hunt for giant squid. In this resource for teachers and students, NASA explains why monitoring of Earth's oceans and rivers is so important.
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