35 People Rescued on Red Lake

Karen Norland of Fosston is a Paramedic for the Blackduck area. Norland was on the scene for a recent rescue mission on Red Lake this last weekend:

During the rescue, strong winds further blew the ice the ice fishers were stranded on, and the separation grew to a couple hundred feet. After a lot of planning and troubleshooting it was determined that an airboat would be needed to evacuate people from the ice to keep both rescue teams and those stranded safe.

Norland reminds listeners this years ice is unusually unpredictable due to recent weather conditions: