As a person (16 year old kid) who has fallen through ice on the Mississippi river (back channel) it was one scary as hell moment!
I heard the ice crack and was instantly waste deep in water. i broke ice all the way to the bank (about 6 feet) and by the time I got out my buddy was starting a fire... There I was rotating in front of bonfire wearing only my underwear with wet clothing hanging on brush..
Needless to say, neither one of us told our folks!!! My best buddy and I practically lived on the river all four seasons. The "good old days" of youth!
