MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
First rule is be part of the solution not part of the problem.If there is any possibility at all that emergency services will be neede, call them immediately. Better to turn them around then find you suddenly need them and they are 15 minutes away.Something I haven't seen mentioned yet, call dispatch and let them know someone went through but they have been rescued. Give address and/or coordinates. They will probably send LEO to file a report on the incident. Do this in order to avoid some later passerby seeing your foot tracks and then a *Sploosh* mark and assuming you are still in there. Dispatch will know someone went through and will pass that info to the responding agencys. They will still respond to the passerby's call but at least they will have more information.
A life jacket won't help you against hypothermia then drowning, you'll end up face down in the water when you loose consciousness. It probably will buy you time and should keep your head from going under but that's about it. Personally I liked the insulation and padding when wearing a normal life jacket but felt like it limited my movement and could somehow make a situation worse. Insulated/floating ice suits would be something I would take out every time if I could, it must be nice, being so privileged to afford one..
I put the links up to show that parents are to blame and thats exactly what I said......I have no money, at all, internet can be used free.....Read last years post in this article by me, I explain my experiences of falling through the ice on the first page...