My condolences. To lose your buddy and dog a few years back and now your son...unimaginable. Pretty sure I would have to give up ice fishing.
Hopefully you're dressed in layers to avoid the immediate cold shock and enough air is trapped to keep you buoyant for enough time to properly react as above.
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God bless that kid and the families involved.
No you are chicken shit little troll who hides behind a screen name with no location. I grew up on a lake and yes I've fallen through actually fallen through many time but that was because as kids my friends and i would do it for fun come spring. Have though the last couple years taken friends there come spring to fall through on purpose so that if it happens to them when they are not expecting it they know what it feels like and what to do! So be your little tool self and not actually ever post on here anything other then trolling doesn't matter to me what a little punk like you has to say!Yes the technique is correct for the very small percent of individuals that don't panic. Coming from him it's so easy to do, anyone else wouldn't have received my opinion.
How the hell are you still on here?