ESCANABA — The Delta County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public of bad ice conditions on parts of the Bays de Noc.

On the evening of March 13, the sheriff’s office along with ice rescue personnel from multiple agencies responded to three separate incidents with a total of six people going through the ice on ATVs in Little Bay de Noc. All incidents occurred off of the Red Gate in Kipling. During the rescue responders observed open water and very unsafe ice conditions in this area. With the continued warm weather ice conditions have degraded rapidly, deputies said.