The Brussels-Union-Gardner Fire Department is urging you to stay off the ice after they joined other emergency personnel in rescuing 11 anglers Saturday afternoon. The BUG Fire Department was called at 4:15 p.m. to reports of 11 people who were stranded between the shore and open water. There was an area of approximately 200 yards of open water between the shore and the stranded anglers when firefighters arrived. Nasewaupee Fire Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard could provide quick support as they were dealing with a separate ice emergency at the end of Wood Lane near Riley’s Bay Road. The department requested assistance for airboats from Nasewaupee Fire Rescue, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and the United States Coast Guard. A helicopter from the Coast Guard was also used to check for other potentially stranded anglers. All eleven anglers were safely rescued and transported to the shore near Wood Lane. The scene was cleared just after 6 p.m. Nasewaupee Fire Rescue, Door County EMS, Gardner Emergency Medical Responders, Door County Sheriff’s Office, United States Coast Guard, the DNR, Door County Emergency Management and Door County 911 Communications Center assisted with the incident.
