Over 100 fishermen rescued from detached ice floe in Minnesota: Police

The fisherman were rescued after being stranded on a detached ice chunk on a Minnesota lake, officials said.

Over 100 fishermen were rescued Friday evening after an ice floe detached in a northern Minnesota lake, according to police.

The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office said 122 fishermen were stranded when the ice floe detached from the main shoreline on Upper Red Lake.

According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Upper Red Lake is the largest of all inland lakes in Minnesota.

Thirty feet of open water separated the ice floe from the shore, according to the sheriff's press release.

Before emergency responders arrived on the scene, a bystander attempted to assist with evacuations by a canoe.