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To: SiouxPal who wrote (160016)	2/7/2009 2:52:07 PM
From: T L Comiskey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362351

Big Swing.. gone missing Coast Guard: Fishermen trapped on Lake Erie ice By KANTELE FRANKO, Associated Press Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio – Several hundred people were trapped on a slab of ice about 8 miles wide that had broken free and floated away from the Ohio shoreline of Lake Erie, the Coast Guard said Saturday. Coast Guard Petty Officer George Degener said several ships and helicopters from Toledo and Marblehead were sent to rescue the people from the ice floe. Degener said there were no reports of injuries, but WTOL-TV in Toledo said one person was taken to a hospital after falling into the water. He said about 35 people had been rescued by 1:30 p.m., some three hours after the break was reported. Authorities said fishermen apparently used wooden pallets to create a bridge over a crack in the ice so they could go farther out on the lake. But the planks fell into the water when the ice shifted, stranding the fishermen about 1,000 yards off shore. Ice on western sections of Lake Erie is up to 2 feet thick, National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Randel said. He said it started to crack as temperatures rose above freezing this weekend and wind gusting to 35 mph pushed on the ice. Ice fisherman who regularly visit the lake have said this winter's thick ice has lured more people to the lake this year. Ohio Division of Wildlife spokeswoman Jamey Graham said the state annually warns fishermen that there's no such thing as "safe ice."