Tdel Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 I don't know many details but Midland Fire & Rescue were called out. I was talking to the son of a fireman at the coal dock and asked him what was going on. He said that someone has gone through the ice right in the path that the ice breaker and grain boat had made. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motv8tr Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Dang, that doesn't sound good I was silly enough to believe people would wait a while, at least until backwater tackle had their huts out there. Hoping for the best Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Unreal.. wide open water clearly visible on a sunny day. Hope the outcome is good ! The whole bay is open and the path barely skimmed with ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdel Posted January 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 When I was down the coal dock there was a plane flying around the bay. Looked like he was looking for something. He would climb up and then circle, then fly right along the ice. We were wondering what he was doing. We left to go downtown and the fire trucks were leaving with their sirens and lights going. We were told they were going to Currie Rd. We thought it was a fire. Five or ten minutes later I went back to the coal dock and the plane was on the ice and a group of people had gathered out there. It was out across from Midland point in the path that the ice breaker and grain boat made. The Plane took off and the snow machines left the ice. Some people walked of the ice heading to Midland Point. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) Yah I heard Bruce out in his Northstar... many times the police come to him or myself to help do an aerial search for stuff as both our airplanes can fly slower than most. We both looked for Jake Just. Edited January 7, 2009 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motv8tr Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Didn't see anything on the news....lets hope no news is good news... Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciceri Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Yah I heard Bruce out in his Northstar... many times the police come to him or myself to help do an aerial search for stuff as both our airplanes can fly slower than most. We both looked for Jake Just. i've seen planes flying around while ice fishing, the one i can remember is white, with a dark stripe i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Describes most of them fella ! lol Here's what mine looks like from below. Paint scheme is one of a kind to my knowledge.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciceri Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 lol, i'll keep an eye out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Well the story is... My Neighbour was out for a flight and saw a guy on a sled that he thought was looking for a way across Midland Harbour. He came around again and noticed the guy was lying beside his sled.... so he called 911 on his cell and then landed on the ice. Taking the chance of losing his airplane to check on this fella that was apparently taken away by ambulance. He had hit a pressure crack/ or the mess made by the ship and got thrown off the sled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciceri Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 some people just dont think about their own safety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdel Posted January 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks for the info Wayne. Going through the ice or hitting that piled up mess out there, both can be just as deadly. If it was the broken ice that he hit, I am amazed he would even think about it driving over it. It was a bright enough day to see the broken ice from shore. There were a several people with snow machines buzzing the bay yesterday. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 some people just dont think about their own safety Nope and Bruce didn't think about his either landing to check on the guy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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