7News story on Ice Recovery on the lake

[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.