Young Ice Fishermen on Lake Winnebago Rescued after High Winds Broke Ice

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A dive team from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office staged a daring rescue operation on Sunday when five ice fishermen, ages 16 to 20, reported that they were stranded on Wisconsin's Lake Winnebago after high winds shifted the ice. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Office, by the time rescuers arrived, the crack separating the anglers from the shore was roughly 50 yards wide. "This crack and the unsafe ice associated with it travels from an area of approximately Fisherman’s Road...
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