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Ice Fisherman Pulled From Water On Monday
Chandler Pawloski
Tue, 11 Feb 2020 06:35:08 EST
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In a press release by Huron County Sheriff Kelly Hanson, shortly before 1 p.m. Huron Central Dispatch received an emergency 911 call from an individual who had broken through the ice approximately 1 1/2 miles offshore of the Rose Island area in Fairhaven Township. Apparently he and a companion were on an ATV searching for a place to fish when they broke through and ended up in the water. Both men, who were from Vassar, ages 39 and 25 had taken an ice fishing shanty out earlier and were fishing when they decided to look for other places to fish. When they broke through they ended up having to walk roughly one mile back to the shanty for shelter while the office dispatched its airboat. Approximately 50 minutes later both were back on shore after being recovered by airboat and were being treated by the Sebewaing Ambulance Service for mild hypothermia. Anglers are urged to use extreme caution if they are going out on the ice. This year the ice formation has not been even at all and with the recent snow events that have taken place, ice can be five inches in one place and one inch in another. Staying off the ice is recommended and extreme caution is advised. Besides the Huron County Sheriffs Office, the Sebewaing Ambulance Service, and Caseville Fire Department assisted.
