Coast Guard icebreaker rescues snowmobiler stranded on ice during Michigan blizzard

Coast Guard icebreaker rescues snowmobiler stranded on ice during Michigan blizzard

The 55-year-old man was previously warned not to venture onto the ice but attempted to cross anyway

A snowmobiler stands stranded on a drifting ice floe in Lake Huron near Mackinac Island, Michigan, on Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Lt. William Erekson/U.S. Coast Guard)

A U.S. Coast Guard member assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) assists in hoisting a snowmobile from ice near Mackinac Island, Michigan, on March 15, 2026. (Lt. William Erekson/U.S. Coast Guard)

U.S. Coast Guard ice rescue team members assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) assist an individual to safety aboard the cutter during a rescue near Mackinac Island, Michigan, on March 15, 2026. (Lt. William Erekson/U.S. Coast Guard)