Close calls with ice fishing?

[KC5]

It must have been about 10 years ago, we were fishing just out past the harbor at lincoln Beach, it was late ice, the whities were biting like crazy, there was a bunch of guys fishing that day, I was with a group of about 10 other guys fishing by the springs to the northwest, there was another group of 15-20 guys fishing a bit further out. I remember the day well, and I wonder if any others on this site were there that day. The temps were really warming up, the ice was still 5-6 inches thick, the wind was blowing a bit, someone in our group notice the ice was breaking up between us and the larger group, we were closer to shore, then slowly a large section of ice broke loose and started drifting towards the island, with the 20 guys on the ice slab. there was no way for the fishermen to get back off the ice. A sherrif was called and a full scale rescue was in place, the ice sheet they were on was melting quickly, Fortunately search and rescue got to them in time and got them all off the ice. That was an interesting day!
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