Two men ice fishing off Sand Bay Point Road on the bay of Green Bay were rescued Friday morning. The Nasewaupee Fire Department was dispatched shortly before 8 a.m. after a resident onshore notified that two anglers were stranded as the ice broke away from the shoreline. Fire Chief Jacob Schartner says an airboat that his department stores and uses thanks to a private citizen was used because the United States Coast Guard airboat was unavailable.
The rescue took over an hour to accomplish and Schartner recommends that ice anglers be aware of strong south winds that can cause cracks to open up on the ice. The two ice anglers did not require any medical assistance, and the scene was cleared at about 9:20 a.m.
