It is an unusual event that occurred on Saturday in Green Bay, a city located in eastern Wisconsin (United States) and bordering Lake Michigan. A large piece of ice broke off the shore taking with it about thirty people who had come for a walk or to fish, says an article by
CNN relayed by Slate.
Local authorities, quickly alerted to the situation, attended the scene and carried out a rescue operation as the piece of ice rapidly deteriorated and drifted for more than a kilometer.
Pics of today’s ice rescue. Happy to report a good ending to this extremely dangerous situation. Please continue to avoid the ice along the east shore as it has been compromised by barge traffic. pic.twitter.com/NAGEcqppfF
— Brown County Sheriff (@sheriffbc) January 8, 2022
No injuries to deplore
The Coast Guard could only take eight passengers on the hydrofoils at a time, making the operation tricky. They were all safely evacuated after spending nearly two hours on the ice.
An investigation has been opened to determine what could have caused the piece to fracture. According to a first hypothesis, issued by the sheriff, it could have occurred after the passage of a canoe in the bay.