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Briefing: ‘We thought we were doomed’: Canadian fishers in dramatic rescue after ice shelf floats away

Strategic angle: Anglers describe harrowing phone calls to loved ones once ice detached from shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario.

Editorial Staff · 2026-03-09 · 1 MIN READ

Fishers faced life-threatening conditions as ice shelf broke away.

Emergency rescues were conducted to save stranded anglers.

The incident highlights the dangers posed by climate change.