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Members of the Cobourg Fire Department went for a dip in the frigid waters of Lake Ontario on Saturday morning practicing in ice water rescue. Firefighters annually practice ice water rescue in Cobourg Harbour or along the shoreline. Donning cold water rescue suits, the firefighters used different scenarios in the thick ice filled the inner harbour along with the frazzle ice to rescue "victims." February 23, 2013 Pete Fisher/Northumberland Today/QMI Agency
Members of the Cobourg Fire Department went for a dip in Lake Ontario Saturday morning to practise ice water rescue. Firefighters annually practise ice water rescue in Cobourg Harbour or along the shoreline. Donning cold-water rescue suits, the firefighters used different scenarios in the inner harbour, surrounded by thick chunks of ice and frazil ice, to rescue their 'victims.'
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