150 trapped on floating Erie ice slab

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - About 150 people were trapped on a slab of ice about 8 miles wide that had broken free and floated away from the Ohio shoreline of Lake Erie, the Coast Guard said Saturday. Coast Guard Petty Officer William Mitchell says about 55 had been rescued by mid-afternoon, and authorities were worried the ice floe could break up. read more

NECN | February 7, 2009

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