Two skiers were rescued from an ice floe in the Gulf of Bothnia between Finland and Sweden. They had set out on a long ski trip from Oulu, Finland, to Luleå, Sweden, but the journey ended dramatically when the ice broke, taking their tent and equipment. , but locating the individuals proved challenging.
They activated a distress beacon, and Finnish helicopters and aircraft were alerted, but the position could not be determined. The Swedish Maritime Administration joined the search, deploying a SAR helicopter from Umeå and two Swedish JAS planes, and contacted the icebreaker Oden for current ice conditions. , when a Finnish helicopter located and rescued them after they had formed an SOS with ice blocks to be more easily spotted.