Officials Explore Ice Warnings
Published: March 16, 2009
Updated: March 17, 2009
TOLEDO, Ohio—Authorities who plucked 130 stranded ice fishermen off Lake Erie last month are looking into whether they can set up a warning system that would alert anglers when the ice isn’t safe.
Right now, there are no such advisories in place.
State representative Dennis Murray says someone has to be in charge of saying when it’s safe to be out on the ice. He says he might propose legislation that would create such a system.
Some authorities along Lake Erie think a warning system may have stopped some anglers from venturing out in early February when winds and warming temperatures made the ice dangerous.
The U.S. Coast Guard had to rescue the fishermen when the ice broke apart.
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Living on a lake, I can tell you that there is no way to “warn” the idiots (including the teens drag-racing at 2 a.m. down the middle of the lake) that endanger themselves and others. Most fishermen are responsible, careful stewards of nature- it’s always the fools that cause trouble. They absolutely should bear the cost of their rescue.
Might I suggest: ATTENTION! A WARMING TREND AND STRONG WINDS HAVE RENDERED ICE CONDITIONS UNSAFE! DO NOT VENTURE ONTO THE ICE! IF YOU IGNORE THIS WARNING YOU ARE AN IDIOT AND WILL NOT BE RESCUED! IF YOU SURVIVE YOU WILL BE JAILED AND FINED FOR YOUR STUPIDITY! IF YOU DO NOT SURVIVE YOUR DEATH WILL SERVE AS A WARNING TO OTHERS TO STAY OFF UNSAFE ICE! AGAIN: STAY OFF THE ICE!
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