STROH — Indiana Conservation Officers are warning people against ice fishing after three fishermen had to be rescued after falling through the ice on Big Turkey Lake in Steuben County.
At about 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 6, the county communications center received a 911 call that the fishermen had fallen through the ice, Sgt. Patrick Heidenreich of DNR Law Enforcement said in a statement.
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