About 50 People Had to be Rescued on New Years Day in Northern MN

"When you hear over and over that the ice is not safe, you might want to think about that before venturing out on the ice.

We have been hearing about people falling through the ice and getting stranded on the ice several times this year.  It also happened last year on Upper Red Lake.  Last year the ice was not safe due to all of the snow that we had making it unstable.  This year it's been the lack of consistant cold temperatures.

This time, there were some initial reports that there were about 20-25 people that had to be rescued after a pressure ridge cracked open on the Lake of the Woods. There were some boats from a nearby resort used to transport those people to safety.  But after that report, the DNR stated that there were several others that were also rescued using their airboats.  That is where the number of people has increased."