Went south to Otter Creek this AM with two Brothers In-Law. While we were unloading one got on his wheeler and went to check on the fishing conditions with another fisherman who was about 100 yards away. On his way back he tried to cross a recent pressure crack and went through the ice . He was in ten to twelve ft of water . To his great fortune the fisherman he had talked to had a rope and was able to get it to him. By the time I got to him with my safety rope he was back on the ice. We were able to get him into some dry coveralls and into the truck to warm up. However his wheeler is out of sight under the ice. Long story short we were really lucky today, If that other man had not been there the outcome might have been different. Please carry all of your safety equipment even if you have never had to use it. It just might save someone's life. Although the ice was 7 to 8 inches thick the opening at the pressure crack was still re-freezing and was about 2 inches thick. Could have happened to anyone.
