PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard has released a video (https://bit.ly/1EvccOH ) of a helicopter crew using the wind from the rotor blades to clear a path through the ice for two men who got stuck in Lake Michigan while fishing.
The rescue happened Saturday about a half mile from the mouth of Lake Macatawa. The lakes meet in Ottawa County’s Park Township, west of Holland.
The Grand Rapids Press posted the Coast Guard video Monday.
The Coast Guard said it received a call about two anglers in a 16-foot boat who were in distress. The agency says it first sent a 47-foot boat from its Grand Haven station, but ice prevented the rescuers from getting closer than six miles from the men.
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Rescue details: https://bit.ly/1I50PMn
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