7News story on Ice Recovery on the lake

[Shrimpbrain]

I know you have to make it sound sensational and exciting, but maybe have her go back on TV and tell the public that is DOESN'T happen often like she implied. Just the TRUTH nothing more nothing less.

[DickR]

Well, I had hoped for more video of the actual recovery onto the ice surface, not just selected stills. I imagine they slip those heavy timbers under the car and use them as skids to winch the car up over the edge, gradually rotating the vehicle from nose-down to horizontal. Can someone post a link to a video of that final step somewhere?

[garysanfran]

Will show up for sale by that "bad dealership" (unnamed) in Laconia? Just dry the sucker off, change the oil...Maybe throw in a 30 day warranty against damage from meteorites or errant Teslas returning from space.

Wish they had explained what went wrong? Why did it go through in that spot? Thin ice?

[MAXUM]

It quite funny to watch reporters try to come off as "experts" on something they clearly know nothing about.

Dubious reporting at best.

Who even still regularly watches local/network news anymore?

[FlyingScot]

I don't watch local news, but I don't understand why others describe this as sensational, not fully truthful, or dubious. Seems like a pretty straightforward report of an interesting event that has happened "several" times this season.

[MAXUM]

Well I for one put the label of dubious on this report just because it infers this happens "often" (their words not mine) and if you didn't know differently at face value the reporting would lead one to believe that it happens far more often than it actually does. If they really wanted to include the editorial comment that this happens often the report should have sited actual numbers to substantiate this statement.

[Dave19]

This may have been covered previously in other threads, but........

Just out of curiosity, does anyone have an approximate estimate of what this type of recovery costs? Also, is this covered by insurance (my guess would be it isn't).

Thanks

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by Dave19

This may have been covered previously in other threads, but........

Just out of curiosity, does anyone have an approximate estimate of what this type of recovery costs? Also, is this covered by insurance (my guess would be it isn't).

Thanks

Between $3000.00. And $5000.00 Depending on depth and who does it.

Depending on the type of vehicle as well as your insurance policy would determine coverage. Vehicles which are considered “all terrain” are usually covered. Standard two wheel drive auto’s would be very iffy and Would be completely dependent on policy written.

A few years ago I went through with a Polaris Ranger. Everything including extraction was 100% covered in full. Allstate was and still is my policy holder for all winter toys...

Dan

[fatlazyless]

... googled 'Car falls through ice; will insurance pay?' and came up with this?

https://www.carinsurance.com/Article...rough-ice.aspx


http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/...hrough-the-ice


Maybe someone wants to google 'Car falls through the ice; personal experiences' and go fishing for an interesting story here?


Here's a good reply from Grace Fergusson on Sept 29 to the question: What is it like to fall through the ice? .... https://www.quora.com/what-is-it-lik...ll-through-ice

Just a very small amount of water, like one teaspoon inhaled down the wrong pipe, into your lungs, can immediately cause coughing, and panic in someone who is already scared and upset, and if you are not wearing a pfd, or a noodle belt, drowning is the possible result.

She says 'you can be totally frozen to death in 15-20 minutes', while I have read that with a pfd, or a noodle belt, you can survive for up to 90-minutes in 34-degree liquid water? While a pfd is more effective and helps to conserve heat, even when wet, a noodle belt is less restrictive and easier to wear.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Shrimpbrain

I know you have to make it sound sensational and exciting, but maybe have her go back on TV and tell the public that is DOESN'T happen often like she implied. Just the TRUTH nothing more nothing less.

Since you made the statement "that is (sp) doesn't happen often", would you please show us the NH statistics that prove this statement?
IMO if it happens just once in an ice fishing season than that is too often for me.