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Old 12-04-2006, 09:48 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by Steve Di.
Second Curve makes a good point and it should be taken quite seriously. It would take a helicopter to perform a rescue during the ice-in/out time frame when the ice is thin.
There are airboats in use by some of the local fire departments which can be deployed rather quickly. If you are stuck sitting with a dead motor it is one thing, but honestly if you fall through in the middle when the ice is not safe to be traveled by anything other than a hovercraft or airboat you probably will be in tough shape...
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