Coast Guard pulls stranded snowmobiler from icy edge off Mackinac Island
TL;DR
The U.S. Coast Guard and local responders rescued a snowmobile operator stranded on ice near Mackinac Island, Michigan, after blizzard conditions prevented an aerial rescue; the rider had mild hypothermia but is in stable condition, and officials warned the weather was worse than a whiteout.
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