Rescuers at gillford today

The ice broke up at gillford today and 7 to 10 people had to be rescued. Watch the 11:00 pm ctv news.

With all the warnings that have been on every board, there had to be a bunch of dummies that didn't listen. Never fails!

They should be charged with rescue costs. Why do we the taxers have to foot this bill! I am ######!

South Simcoe Police say they are responding to a report of two people who have fallen through the ice in Gilford.

South Simcoe Police say airboat from York Regional Police is now on scene to assist with ice rescue.

South Simcoe Police say everybody had been pulled from the water safely. Possibly 4 people be treated by paramedics.

Ice rescue update: Police say 1 person has been taken to hospital after being rescued from Lake Simcoe. Police are asking people to stay off the ice.

dumbys hope they injoyed thier swim,,i think as well they should have to pay for the whole rescue,,NO BRAINS MAN

And worst part of all was they had a child out there with them i mean come on if you want to risk your life thats 1 thing but a child some ppl dont deserve kids

River fishing was better today !!

I`m thinking that the winter river fishing may just be the way to go ....guess i`ll need to learn

I am glad everyone is alright. This could have been a very tragic story, but thanks to the quick and efficient efforts of the rescue crews everyone is ok. I applaud and praise the rescue workers. About being on the thin ice, no comment from me, I am speechless.

the same old story year after year,this is the problem with simcoe 7 million people 1 hour away all it take is 7 people to give us all a bad name again.we need more education out there.

Official News Release:

Ice Rescue

Sunday, January 13, 2013 by Catherine Thompson

The January thaw means thinner ice and four people on Lake Simcoe found that out the hard way.

(Innisfil) -
The January thaw means thinner ice and four people on Lake Simcoe found that out the hard way.

They fell through the ice on the lake near Gilford in Innisfil Saturday afternoon.

Emergency crews rescued them about a half hour later.

They were all treated for hypothermia. One person had to be taken to the hospital.

And a rescuer was treated on scene for hypothermia, but everyone is okay.

I know we are all itching to go out at the start of the season, but let's just wait a couple weeks and be safe or drive a lot further north. By the end of next week, cold temps will have fixed the ice. Glad everyone is ok, but the will probably be fined$$$ and maybe justifiably.

I don't know if more education would help people that decide to go out on unsafe ice. I mean if you put a sign down there that said "UNSAFE ICE STAY OFF" these people would probably still go out on the ice anyways.

There has been warnings on every message board,the news and word of mouth from other people in the ice fishing community.

How much more would someone need to know that the ice would not be safe this weekend?

I say that there should be a "set fine" for people who decide to put their own life's and others at risk if they are going to be rescued off of lake simcoe. They should broadcast it all over the news and tell people that if they are going to have to be rescued off the lake they will have to pay big time cash.

If it was gonna cost people a $1000.00 to be rescued then maybe they would decide other wise to go out on unsafe ce conditions.

Admin is totally right tho, it's a good thing that someone's life was not lost in these events that unfolded yesterday. That's all that really matters in a situation like this,is that everyone is safe and unharmed.
(except for their pride)


Let's hope we don't have to hear about something like this again on simcoe ever.

The funny part was watching the police help one of the guys on shore and he is yanking his arm away from them. Come on guy they just saved your but, and risked theirs show some respect.

if you are going to go fishing without an operator who is knowledgeable and trained at least have the right gear on and have a buddy system and a plan! STAY SAFE!

Gonna sound like a real hard nose here, but my opinion is that fines don't work. Too many people have more money than brains. Want to fix this problem? If you go on the ice when you have been officially warned to stay off, no rescue. You are on your own. They will either smarten up and pay attention, or Mother Nature will do it through natural selection.