01-23-2012, 02:10 PM
it has no way been cold enough consistently to go out on the ice. :(
any ice fishing up there Maggot?
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. – A 27-year-old man died after falling through the ice while snowmobiling in Dudley, Mass.
Richard Redfield and two friends were snowmobiling on a pond when they fell through the ice and into the freezing water.
Redfield was submerged in the 30F to 40F water for at least 15 minutes and was unconscious when he was pulled from the pond.
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“Each winter, injuries from hypothermia are reported, in addition to skaters and ice fishermen falling through ice, boaters and canoeists overturning in their crafts, and people chasing their unleashed pets onto the ice,” Massachusetts Fire Marshal Stephen Coan said in a statement last Tuesday. “There are several variables that affect the strength of ice on bodies of water, so many that no ice can ever be declared completely safe, especially running water in streams, brooks, rivers … The only truly safe ice is at your local skating rink.”
any ice fishing up there Maggot?
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. – A 27-year-old man died after falling through the ice while snowmobiling in Dudley, Mass.
Richard Redfield and two friends were snowmobiling on a pond when they fell through the ice and into the freezing water.
Redfield was submerged in the 30F to 40F water for at least 15 minutes and was unconscious when he was pulled from the pond.
“Each winter, injuries from hypothermia are reported, in addition to skaters and ice fishermen falling through ice, boaters and canoeists overturning in their crafts, and people chasing their unleashed pets onto the ice,” Massachusetts Fire Marshal Stephen Coan said in a statement last Tuesday. “There are several variables that affect the strength of ice on bodies of water, so many that no ice can ever be declared completely safe, especially running water in streams, brooks, rivers … The only truly safe ice is at your local skating rink.”