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Ice floe breaks free trapping fishermen on Lake Erie
A miles wide ice floe broke from Lake Erie's shore trapping 100 to 125 fishermen for up to four hours near Oak Harbor Ohio. One man died after falling into the water and others were rescued by air boats and helicopters from Toledo Marblehead Detroit. Rescue efforts continued as temperatures rose and ice shifted.
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Oak Harbor
Ohio
Lake Erie
Nort Pilaczynski
Swanton
Ottawa
Bob Bratton
Bratton
Toledo
Marblehead
Detroit
Mike Sanger
Milwaukee
Sanger
National Weather Service
Bill Randel
Allthor
Peter
Gary Vaughn
Pennsylvania
David Hudzinski
Wisconsin
Crane Creek Park
Mich