Two men rescued from floating ice sheet after it breaks off while they were fishing on it

Go with the floe! Two men rescued from floating ice sheet in Illinois after it breaks off while they fished off it

  • Two men were sitting on a mattress on the ice while fishing on the Rock River
  • Suddenly the ice sheet they were on broke free and the pair found themselves floating along with the current
  • Emergency services were called after eyewitnesses spotted the men floating by
  • A boat was launched from the banks and the two men were brought ashore 
  • The rescue was all caught on drone video which was shot high above the men