Forces chopper frees fisherman from fast-moving floe

A “perfect day” for some ice fishing ended up with a dramatic rescue Saturday as a Canadian Forces chopper plucked a fisherman from an ice floe in the middle of the St. Lawrence River.
The drama started at 10 a.m. when the Loyalist Fire Department was advised that an ice floe had broken off the west end of Amherst Island, carrying a fisherman with it.
Amherst Island is just west of Kingston in the St. Lawrence.
The man was fishing with a buddy when the ice broke off. The buddy was ab