"Less than four hours after venturing on to the frozen lake, however, disaster struck. Fishers including Fox noticed they were moving imperceptibly slowly, but enough that it was captured on their electronic devices. Unseasonably warm weather and strong winds had helped detach a large piece of ice from the shores of Georgian Bay, stranding 23 people including families and prompting a dramatic rescue."
"I just started screaming: the ice is opening. The ice is opening, Alfie How, one of the fishers, told the Sun Times, a local newspaper. Three members of the group tried to run towards shore but the ice around them fractured into smaller pieces, stranding them on open water. That's when the reality of the situation really set in."
"Despite strong winds, Ontario police were able to send two helicopters and one air ambulance to retrieve the stranded anglers in an operation on Sunday that took two hours. Fox wrote on Facebook that the group decided to run toward one side of the bay in an attempt to escape back to land. But they soon realized the ice had already separated from the shore in that spot."
Kevin Fox and approximately 23 other ice fishers ventured onto a frozen section of Lake Huron near Georgian Bay in south-eastern Ontario during unseasonably warm spring-like weather. After drilling holes and fishing for less than four hours, the group noticed they were drifting imperceptibly. Warm temperatures and strong winds had detached the large ice sheet from shore, stranding the fishers including families. When they attempted to escape by running toward different sections of the bay, they discovered the ice had already separated from land at multiple points. As chasms opened in the ice, fear escalated among the group. Despite challenging wind conditions, Ontario Provincial Police successfully deployed two helicopters and one air ambulance to rescue all stranded anglers in a two-hour operation.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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