NEAR DEATH ON THE ICE. Intense footage from pike fishing trip that went wrong.

NEAR DEATH ON THE ICE. Intense footage from pike fishing trip that went wrong.
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I’m so glad to be able to say this was a close call, Markus, our photographer and loved friend was out fishing two days ago. It was a beautiful morning, -5 degrees Celsius and the ice seemed great. He went out fishing, but after a few hours he felt like the ice was getting bad and decided to call it quits. He put his stuff together, turned on the GoPro and started walking back home. The rest is what you see.

This time it went well, hopefully there won’t be a next time. Please, be cautious out there. We are experienced on the ice and know when troubles might occur, and still end up in situations like this. Markus is strong, with a good physique and had his ice nails accessible. Many fishermen out there wouldn’t stand a chance in a situation like this so don’t put yourself in one.

Comments like “He should’ve know the ice was this bad” etc won’t be appreciated. The ice wasn’t bad when he went out, it went bad because of the sun and when he realized he started heading towards the shoreline. Spring is dangerous on the ice so be careful!

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22 Comments

  1. If ice will go bad from a few hours of sunlight in -5 degrees Celsius weather then I think one can only conclude that the ice was bad to begin with. Having one patch of good ice where you start shouldn't be interpreted as a sign that it's good everywhere. How many spots did he check the thickness during the day? What were the numbers? Did that testing identify sketchy areas on the lake or patterns? I don't mean to sound like a know it all, because I am far from it. I just follow the instructions of the guys in charge of our lake, who are pretty knowledgeable. But this season when they shut it down on March 22nd the ice was still at least 15cm thick everywhere. It was a little mushy in spots but nobody was going through. I wondered if they were being overly cautious. But a short 4 days later there wasn't a single patch of ice left on the entire lake! Did they know what they were doing? Absolutely!

  2. Skönt att allt gick bra osv givetvis. Men kan inte låta bli att bli förbannad, vad är det för iskontroll man gjort och bestämt sig för att ge sig ut där? Så jävla korkat.

  3. Thank you. What mental and physical strength – and showing the importance of always having isdubbar. One question from a very seasoned skater: Why didn't you go back to the place where the ice had been stable? The first rule we learn in the skating club when we fall in is to turn towards the direction where we fell in.

  4. Hur löste det sig efter att han väl kom upp på land? Tänker att när man är så pass blöt och nedkyld så fortsätter väl hypotermirisken ända tills man har fått torra kläder på sig?

  5. Fråga till folk som kan issäkerhet bättre: Hade det funnits en poäng i att stanna upp och ringa efter hjälp efter första gången han trampade igenom? Känns som att isen ändå var lite mer stabil där, och kanske skulle hålla tills hjälpen når fram (särskilt om man lägger sig ner horisontellt). [Obs! Inte menat som kritik mot personen i filmen!]

  6. Vilken tur att han är kameraman! Alla vet att kameramannen alltid överlever!
    Skämt och sido, vilken video. Skönt slut.

    Men vilken bra video att använda i utbildningssyfte! Här kan man verkligen känna faran utifrån den drabbades perspektiv!

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