Unseasonably warm weather in the Great Lakes has contributed to dangerous ice conditions. On Lake St. Clair, near Detroit, Two men were rescued on Tuesday when Coast Guard Air Station Detroit hoisted them to safety. The men were being stranded several hours on an ice flow in Mitchell’s Bay of Lake St. Clair.

The Rescue Coordination Center in Trenton, Canada, requested U.S. Coast Guard assistance around 7:50 p.m. A rescue helicopter was dispatched.

William Davis and Craig Gidisas, both U.S. citizens from Michigan, were taken to safety approximately an hour and a half later. They were transported to Mt. Clemons General Hospital, where they were treated for mild hypothermia.

The Ninth District Coast Guard Command Center was on the phone with the two men at the time of the rescue.

Fishermen and other adventurers are cautioned that ice travel can always be dangerous. The warming weather of the season can make the dangers even more dramatic.

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