An ice rescue on Kempenfelt Bay had a happy ending last night.
Barrie Fire and Emergency Service received a call from city police Tuesday night regarding reports of someone yelling for help on the ice around 9:20 p.m.
Deputy Fire Chief Carrie Clark said the person was discovered almost one kilometre off shore.
“We responded to an area off shore around Shanty Bay Road and launched our drone to get a visual on the person and launched the hovercraft from the city marina,” Clark said.
“The person was discovered approximately 750 metres offshore, standing on the ice and was concerned by the cracking sounds," she added.
Clark said the drone was able to direct the hovercraft directly to the person, who was taken aboard and brought back to shore at the marina, cold but uninjured.
The rescue took about 30 minutes start to finish.
Clark said there is no information on why the person was on the ice, their age or where they were from.
Barrie Fire is reminding the public that no ice is safe ice and to be cautious whenever out on the lake.
