Ill. fisherman rescued from Green Bay ice for the second time
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STURGEON BAY, Wis. (AP) -- An Illinois ice fisherman had to be rescued off the shore of Green Bay -- for a second time.
Brussels-Union-Gardner Fire Chief Curt Vandertie says the fisherman was unaware the ice had broken away and he was drifting away at about 5:30 a.m. Sunday.
He says it's the second year in a row the fisherman found himself in that predicament.
Bystanders called 911 to report the man was drifting away.
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Vandertie says rescuers used spotlights and an inflatable raft to reach the man about 600 yards offshore.
The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports he told rescuers he had been fishing for about two hours.
Vandertie says the man, from Elmhurst, Ill., would receive a bill this time for the cost of the rescue.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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