More than a dozen people were rescued in Lake Erie after a sheet of ice broke away while they were riding snowmobiles, officials said.
More than a dozen people were rescued after ice floes broke away while people were riding snowmobiles on Lake Erie near Catawba Island, Ohio, officials said.
Rescue efforts started at about 1 p.m. after a Coast Guard helicopter from Air Station Detroit noticed people stuck on the ice.Snowmobiles rest as figures walk in the distance during a rescue operation taking place on ice floes on Lake Erie near Catwaba Island, Ohio, Feb. 6, 2022.
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