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These videos will show you exactly what to expect:This video will explain the shock and panic when you first go through the ice and what to do to overcome it and get out of the water.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOW8ZaYqHAThis video will show you the difference between a floating suit and non floating clothing and how the latter absorbs water and pulls you down.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PAwzPgRYOIIf you'll watch and listen to these videos carefully, you'll see why floatation is important when out on the ice.
Here's video of people going through the ice that isn't rehearsed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x10xdJ-is9UWatch the first guy that goes in (red cap) struggles and how he becomes lower and lower in the water (just like Dr. Giesbrecht in part 3 safety video above) until he's rescued at the very last second. It doesn't take long at all for your clothes to become filled with water, as the water flows in it will push any trapped air out through the neck of your clothing, and you can't wear your clothing tight enough around your neck to hold the trapped air in without strangling yourself.That video is a cluster flock of things NOT to do when someone goes through the ice, the people that went through are real lucky that there were that many people around to help.
Strange that 7 inches opened up that way, but I can visualize Chute82's story. I hit a ridge with my ATV a couple weeks back that looked solid ... not. Fortunately, I was just a few feet from shore and the machine just climbed out. A friend of mine wasn't as lucky as me ... His machine made it across the ridge but he lost some equipment. Putting those events together was enough to wake me up. I went home, researched floating gear ... Striker on the way.
i think any one who hasn't fallen in will be shocked at how fast we fall. there is no time at all to think while it's happening. you might think, well i can just spread my feet apart to slow down the decent in water or just pull my arms apart to stop the fall when my arms hit the ice. it takes a second to disappear.