Oops…Who thinks this is fun? Yeah, right...
There should be a law that requires all snowmobile registrations to include a “hold harmless” clause that simply states that rescue personnel will not respond in the event of an accident on land, trees, water, or anywhere else. You get yourself into trouble; you get yourself out of trouble; or die trying – your option.
I guess that will happen when pigs fly…
Drownings happen and are on the rise.
***** Another contributor this winter is the number of ice-related deaths where snowmobilers run into open water and drown, Brooks said. There have been five so far, and usually there are one or two, he said.
Brooks said some 'bizarre' weather factors created open water that normally wouldn't exist following cold weather and riders thought that their paths were safe for snowmobiling, he said. *****
Closer to home:
***** One New Hampshire case report sums up what not to do when operating a snowmobile. A 30-year-old man died as he accelerated his snowmobile in an attempt at "skimming," riding the machine over open water. He fell off the snowmobile, hit his head on the ice and fell into the water, dying of a fractured skull. He was not wearing a helmet and had a blood alcohol content of 0.06 milligrams per deciliter, just below the state limit. *****
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IMMERSION INTO COLDWATER