{"id":523785,"date":"2026-03-09T03:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T03:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/523785\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T03:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T03:52:11","slug":"opp-say-they-rescued-23-people-after-ice-shelf-broke-from-georgian-bay-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/523785\/","title":{"rendered":"OPP say they rescued 23 people after ice shelf broke from Georgian Bay shore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted March 8, 2026 6:32 pm<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated March 8, 2026 7:22 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Ontario police say 23 people needed to be rescued when they were stranded on an ice shelf in <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/georgian-bay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgian Bay<\/a> in south-central Ontario.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>They say the ice drifted for about two kilometres and split into several sections, causing some people to become partially submerged in the icy water.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>Members from the Grey-Bruce detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police say they received a report of numerous people becoming stranded Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency responders from OPP aviation and marine units, along with fire departments from counties around the Georgian Triangle responded to the calls for help.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11708243\/daylight-saving-time-2026-canada-begins\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773028331_869_daylight-saving-time-begins-2026.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tDaylight saving time 2026: Here\u2019s when you should set your clocks forward\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a 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