BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. (WLS) -- Two hundred people had to be evacuated off an ice chunk in Upper Red Lake in Minnesota.
The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office said it got a call about "an estimated 100 people" stranded on the ice chunk at about 11:30 a.m.
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The sheriff's office said a temporary ice bridge was put over open water at the JR's Corner access to help people off the ice. They were aided by first responders.
By 2:40 p.m., sheriff's office officials determined around 200 people had been evacuated and no one was left on the ice.
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The sheriff's office reminded people that early ice is "very unpredictable" and cautioned them to use extreme caution when venturing out onto ice.