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"Coast Guard Rescues 20 People Stranded on Lake Erie Ice Floe"

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Source: USA TODAY
"Coast Guard Rescues 20 People Stranded on Lake Erie Ice Floe"
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The USCG Great Lakes division rescued 20 people trapped on an ice floe a mile off shore near Catawba Island State Park in Ohio, with nine people rescued by airboat, four by local authorities, and seven able to rescue themselves, after shifting winds caused a crack in the ice. No injuries were reported.

Topics:nationrescue-operation#coast-guard#fishermen#ice-floe#lake-erie#rescue#rescue-operation
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