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German campers rescued from Finnish sea after ice cracks beneath tent

Helen Wright
 15.03.2026, 19:49
A German couple wrote “SOS” with chunks of ice to attract help after the sea ice they were sleeping on in the Bay of Bothnia started to crack. Photo: Western Finland Coast Guard Facebook page
A German couple wrote “SOS” with chunks of ice to attract help after the sea ice they were sleeping on in the Bay of Bothnia started to crack. Photo: Western Finland Coast Guard Facebook page

The two hikers were attempting to ski across the Bay of Bothnia from Finland to Sweden.