You guys make a good point.
I consider myself super cautious around the water, with tools, driving speeds etc.
But I have to admit we've done some stupid things and just never considered how fast you freeze up in cold water.
This is my wife and I out on the lake in the spring about 20 years ago.
We thought we were safe because we were not far from shore. That's our house in the background.
It was the coolest experience though. It had gradually warmed up over a couple weeks and no wind. So the Ice turned into vertical icicles that just stayed in place. It looked solid, but you could paddle right through it and they would sing like a wind chime as the icicles clanked each other. It was pretty spectacular. But very risky. We even brought the dogs.
We never caught it like that again, probably a good thing
