Ontario police say 23 people needed to be rescued when they were stranded on an ice shelf in Georgian Bay in south-central Ontario.
They say the ice drifted for about two kilometres and split into several sections, causing some people to become partially submerged in the icy water.
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Members from the Grey-Bruce detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police say they received a report of numerous people becoming stranded Sunday afternoon.
Emergency responders from OPP aviation and marine units, along with fire departments from counties around the Georgian Triangle responded to the calls for help.
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Police say the Cobble Beach Golf Course opened its facility to allow for aviation units and triage response.
They say by mid-afternoon everyone was safely airlifted back to shore with minor injuries that included hypothermia.
Lucky to be rescued. They all put the rescuers at risk and need to pay the bill. This happens too often this time of year.
I lost a friend that got trapped under the ice. Unwise decision he made.
Hopefully we charging the people that were rescued, what it cost us to save them.
Should people like this even be rescued?