8 fishermen rescued from floating ice near Bay Shore Park in Brown County

NEW FRANKEN — Eight fishermen were rescued this morning after being stranded on drifting ice just off Bay Shore Park beach in northeastern Brown County. One of the fishermen used a cell phone at 9:23 a.m. to report he was on a broken ice chunk in the bay of Green Bay, Brown County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Perry said. The U.S. Coast Guard and New Franken firefighters also responded and set up operations at Red River Park in Kewaunee County, which is about four miles northeast of Bay Shore Park. Full Story: Post Crescent