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fatlazyless · 09-11-2025, 08:55 PM

On Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 4-pm, a 64-year old man ......www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdyAyBsZB1M ....... drowned when his small Hovercraft tipped onto or over the ice edge somewhere close to Harilla Landing dock, Moultonborough. He was heading out there alone to a Lake Winnipesaukee island, somewhere out there, and was not wearing his pfd. The pfd was later found in the bottom of the Hovercraft. A Marine Patrol sergeant says in this WMUR clip from 2011 that you really need to be wearing your pfd as opposed to just having it in the boat because things can go dangerous very fast especially when the water temperature is cold.

The Moultonborough Fire Dept has a ... www.facebook.com/watch/?v=5298791330134786 ..... two-man hovercraft used for snowmobile crash ice/water rescues and they always wear a bright yellow or bright red dry suit and a pfd when going out there in the winter.

Small hovercraft are clumsy movers and can flip over when going from snow covered ice to open water or vice-versa. It will sometimes sort of move along over the ice like the machine is drunk ...... slip'n and sliding over the ice ......whoopsie ...... wrong way, go the other way, there, here, there.

If you really don't want to wear a pfd because it is too bulky, too hot, or restricts movement or something, then wearing a 2"x32" foam noodle, tied tight with a line threaded up the center hole and around the waist and underneath a coat actually works pretty danged good for flotation water safety and swimming. Wrapping black Gorilla tape around the two ends make it more sturdy with the tight rope line. Is about 1000% better than no flotation.

"Ok, so what happens when you suddenly fall into water below 50-degrees? Sudden immersion in cold water may cause a series of involuntary reactions that greatly reduce the ability of an unwilling swimmer to survive. Practice in cold water can reduce some of these effects, but when the immersion is unintentional, the chance of a controlled response is not great. The first response to accidental immersion is an involuntary gasp, and if this occurs under water, it can be game over. Cold water suddenly rushing in through nasal passages and hitting the eardrum can also cause unconsciousness or confusion that makes rolling improbable. The gasp is followed by hyperventilation and a chest-gripping sense of breathlessness that can last several minutes and may leave you feeling dizzy and further confused. Your ability to hold your breath under water for your pool-practiced re-entry and roll is greatly diminished by cold water, so you may end up inhaling some water and failing to complete the roll. This failure in turn leads to panic, increasing the risk that even a strong swimmer will drown." ....... Quote from SEA KAYAKING by John Dowd.

Animated video ..... www.youtube.com/shorts/OUf4gf2xi2M ...... what happens when you drown

09-11-2025, 08:55 PM	#13
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 9,168 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 310 Thanked 1,102 Times in 811 Posts	On Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 4-pm, a 64-year old man ......www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdyAyBsZB1M ....... drowned when his small Hovercraft tipped onto or over the ice edge somewhere close to Harilla Landing dock, Moultonborough. He was heading out there alone to a Lake Winnipesaukee island, somewhere out there, and was not wearing his pfd. The pfd was later found in the bottom of the Hovercraft. A Marine Patrol sergeant says in this WMUR clip from 2011 that you really need to be wearing your pfd as opposed to just having it in the boat because things can go dangerous very fast especially when the water temperature is cold. The Moultonborough Fire Dept has a ... www.facebook.com/watch/?v=5298791330134786 ..... two-man hovercraft used for snowmobile crash ice/water rescues and they always wear a bright yellow or bright red dry suit and a pfd when going out there in the winter. Small hovercraft are clumsy movers and can flip over when going from snow covered ice to open water or vice-versa. It will sometimes sort of move along over the ice like the machine is drunk ...... slip'n and sliding over the ice ......whoopsie ...... wrong way, go the other way, there, here, there. If you really don't want to wear a pfd because it is too bulky, too hot, or restricts movement or something, then wearing a 2"x32" foam noodle, tied tight with a line threaded up the center hole and around the waist and underneath a coat actually works pretty danged good for flotation water safety and swimming. Wrapping black Gorilla tape around the two ends make it more sturdy with the tight rope line. Is about 1000% better than no flotation. "Ok, so what happens when you suddenly fall into water below 50-degrees? Sudden immersion in cold water may cause a series of involuntary reactions that greatly reduce the ability of an unwilling swimmer to survive. Practice in cold water can reduce some of these effects, but when the immersion is unintentional, the chance of a controlled response is not great. The first response to accidental immersion is an involuntary gasp, and if this occurs under water, it can be game over. Cold water suddenly rushing in through nasal passages and hitting the eardrum can also cause unconsciousness or confusion that makes rolling improbable. The gasp is followed by hyperventilation and a chest-gripping sense of breathlessness that can last several minutes and may leave you feeling dizzy and further confused. Your ability to hold your breath under water for your pool-practiced re-entry and roll is greatly diminished by cold water, so you may end up inhaling some water and failing to complete the roll. This failure in turn leads to panic, increasing the risk that even a strong swimmer will drown." ....... Quote from SEA KAYAKING by John Dowd. Animated video ..... www.youtube.com/shorts/OUf4gf2xi2M ...... what happens when you drown __________________ .... Banned for life from local thrift store! Last edited by fatlazyless; 10-22-2025 at 07:40 PM.