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Date: February 7, 2009 

Contact: Ninth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office
(216) 902-6020 office
(216) 310-2608 cell

U.S. Coast Guard, Ohio state and local agencies respond to people stranded on ice floe in Western Lake Erie
***Video Release*** 

CLEVELAND - In this video released by the U.S. Coast Guard, more than 100 ice fisherman are stranded on an ice floe in Western Lake Erie near Oak Harbor, Ohio.  The U.S. Coast Guard and numerous Ohio state, county and local responders recovered 134 people from an 8-mile ice floe.

CLICK HERE to see the aerial video provided by U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit.

For media inquiries, contact the Ninth Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office at (216) 902-6020. 

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