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Two Harbor Beach fishermen rescued from ice floe off of Caseville Township-video
Craig Routzahn
Sun, 16 Jan 2022 10:50:39 EST
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Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson said the department's air boat was called out Saturday afternoon about 2:25 along with Caseville Fire Department to an easement on Bay Drive. Two ice fishermen were trapped by open water - over 1/2 mile off shore. 21 year old Jeffrey A. Stone Jr. and 32 year old Travis J Bender, both of Harbor Beach, reported to Huron Central Dispatchers by cell phone that they needed help. The air boat, crewed by a deputy and 2 firemen were able to get the 2 off of the extremely unsafe ice with no further incidents. It was learned that they had stepped over cracks on the way out, not realizing there was a possibility for the ice to split apart as much as a did. Once on shore they were checked out by Scheurer Ambulance personnel and released. Hanson said Saturday's ice incident was the second within a week on the Huron/Tuscola side of Saginaw Bay that the rescue air boat responded to. Although I've personally heard from anglers reporting up to 8 inches of ice on different parts of our county's water, fisherman need to realize the possible hidden dangers that come with ice fishing, especially when the ice is able to move and cracks are apparent. A collapsible fishing shanty was left out there due to room constraints aboard the air boat.
