Dozens of Fishermen Rescued From Ice Floes in Lake Michigan
At a Glance More than 60 fishermen were stranded. Cracks caused the ice to break away from the shore.Great Lakes ice coverage is less than normal this year. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued more than 60 people from sheets of ice floating in Lake Michigan on Thursday. The dramatic rescue operation came as a winter storm that dumped up to 7 inches of snow in the area and brought wind gusts up to 40 mph was moving in. Authorities were...