An 11' x 32" inflatable stand-up paddle board, a sup, weighs just 20-lbs, will easily support a 225-person standing up and paddling ....
www.youtube.com/shorts/mp_5hKLBN_s .... it on the water. When you get to an area of ice, it has a recessed handle in the center that really works good for carrying this sup across the ice.
So, wearing a dry suit with insulation underneath, a pfd, whistle, phone, sup, and paddle, a determined person can travel across the winter lake water/ice to get out to an island home especially if its a short distance.
The sup is supposed to be attached to the paddler's ankle with a sup leash so they do not get separated by the wind or something.
Hellooooo 911 ...... I'm out here somewhere close to Cow island ..... any chance you come rescue me? .......
