Published: 2/9/2013

Ice rescue exercise

An ice rescue exercise took place Feb. 9 at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Marblehead, Ohio. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE PHOTO, START SLIDESHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo CTY exercise10p 02/09/2013 The Blade/Lori King A helicopter extracts a victim during THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Dale Funderwhite, of the Lakeside Fire Dept., leads a rescue boat onto shore. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Emergency personnel arrive on the beach pulling a boat carrying a victim. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Rescued victims wait on the shoreline of Lake Erie. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur is briefed by Coast Guard Capt. Andy Sugimoto, exercise director and chief of incident management on the Great Lakes.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur is briefed by Coast Guard Capt. Andy Sugimoto, exercise director and chief of incident management on the ... THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo A victim is pulled to shore. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Emergency personnel list a victim into a boat. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Emergency personnel fall through a thin sheet of ice, THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo A victim is about to be rescued. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Emergency personnel pull a victim from an ice hole. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Emergency personnel tend to victims. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur is seated for an air boat ride to witness an ice extraction with a helicopter. THE BLADE/LORI KING

Ice rescue exercise

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