NEAR DEATH ON THE ICE. Intense footage from pike fishing trip that went wrong.
I'm so glad to be able to say this was a close call, Markus, our photographer and loved friend was out fishing two days ago. It was a beautiful morning, -5 degrees Celsius and the ice seemed great. He went out fishing, but after a few hours he felt like the ice was getting bad and decided to call it quits. He put his stuff together, turned on the GoPro and started walking back home. The rest is what you see.
This time it went well, hopefully there won't be a next time. Please, be cautious out there. We are experienced on the ice and know when troubles might occur, and still end up in situations like this. Markus is strong, with a good physique and had his ice nails accessible. Many fishermen out there wouldn't stand a chance in a situation like this so don't put yourself in one.
Comments like "He should've know the ice was this bad" etc won't be appreciated. The ice wasn't bad when he went out, it went bad because of the sun and when he realized he started heading towards the shoreline. Spring is dangerous on the ice so be careful!
couldn’t everyone else tell almost exactly when he was going to fall in?
I know I could too😂
You could literally see the weak patches in the ice
I’m pretty sure this is a stunt! In a dry suit ect, I don’t think any adult could be that stupid.
Agreed! 100%@@geoffsaunderson5766
@@geoffsaunderson5766what it looked like. Third time was to obvious.
For those reading: How to avoid this, 1) no spud bar to check the ice 2) when on thin ice, look at the forecast, good ice in the morning does not mean good ice in the afternoon 3) when you fall in, always go back the way you came from, you already walked in that direction, you know the ice can support you. Stay safe
This is the best advice. Go back on ice that supported you before you fell in.
"I think he didn't want to risk his belongings getting submerged, so he decided to move away. If he came back, it's possible the ice broke along with his things."
@@maikkim2947 It'd be idiotic to be thinking about your gear in a life or death situation. Can replace an auger, not a life.. Plus, you were already walking and standing on the ice where your gear is, you KNOW its solid
@@holyshitmostoriginal this is a natural reaction. I asked a friend what to save his life or equipment first, he thought about it 🤣. in the video at 0:30 he tries to push the sled back and climb out in the same direction, but the ice breaks.
@@maikkim2947 its weird eh? you need awareness though in those situations. I have flipped my canoe in crazy rapids and thought about me great more than myself, but you need to be able to overide those thoughts.
This is an amazing example of exactly what NOT TO DO
And also EXACTLY what you should do. Stay calm and work your way threw the situation
@@D.A.1karp I couldn't agree more.
@@D.A.1karpnah, this guys an idiot, i don’t recommend anyone follow his example
What was this guy thinking that ice was definitely not safe you could just tell by looking at it
@@D.A.1karp I will agree with that. Though had he been a little older I’m afraid he wouldn’t have lasted
Sorry but this was pretty dumb… when the ice is already breaking once, why is he standing again?! You have to distribute the weight over the surface, so why was he not crawling…
In desperate situations you don’t always do the right things.
@@arnaudfishing this on the other hand is absolutely true. To stay calm is key
Crazy to step right where the ice is separating. When the ice breaks the first time you really should reevaluate the situation. Thankefully he was able to get ashore.
Precisely my thought
My thought exactly. After the first one he should have turned back the way he came and crawled back to shore
Great job on showing what happens on an inch and a half of ice
Ya cuz no one knows this would happen😂
Inch and a half of slush lol
Nah that was like half an inch or thinner
and all this trouble over some... fish?
This almost looks intentional
Yes it is he planned this
You think he planned to leave all his gear out on the ice while he struggles to make it to shore? Seriously?
@@JodyDWard yes you bonehead he did lol he's wearing a flotation device also plz no more tapping your one of the many 98 percenters out there it's obvious this was planned
He either planned it or he is very dull. You can literally see the weak patches of ice.@@JodyDWard
@@JodyDWardthat youtube money will buy you new gear.
I don't know but seems like bro wanted to fall in for the video. Thanks for making us all aware of the danger of attempting to fall through ice. 😊
I'm with you ! He walked rite into the 4 inch crack with water visible!! 😂
Видео скорее всего обучающее
Yeah, who carries ice picks?
it's two feet deep where he went in. LOL!
You're really rooting for the ice by the end.
For real 🤣🤣🤣 this one of the dumbest things I've ever seen
Hahahahahahaahah
NIce one 😆
No kiddin, aside from losing all of his gear, looks like he's testing an ice fishing wetsuit or something.....
Strange decision to work towards the crack where there is less ice than going back the way he came.
Let's walk to the most fragile ice possible!!! Brilliant!!!
Holy shit buddy! Glad you're ok. Lesson learned the hard way. Glad you made it
Was this intentional?... who falls through the ice twice 15 seconds apart...?
Panic sets in, logic sometimes doesn’t come easy at times like this. Guys lucky …. Lack of experience and sheer luck the guy even had spikes on him. Otherwise he’d be a statistic .
A guy that tries to go ice fishing on an inch and a half of ice and then doesn't realize YOU HAVE TO SPREAD YOUR WEIGHT OUT AND CRAWL back the way you came once you get back on. That guy.
What makes you think that he found the only thing ice? Of course there’s gonna be more thin ice.
@@oldjarhead386 🙄 I swear, the ability to use logic and simple reasoning for some people is absolutely non-existent. 😒🤦🏻
Haven't you ever met an Idiot before? You must not go out much.
Scary stuff man, glad you made it Markus! 💪🙏
Unless you are just trying to try out some new safety equipment, "YOU CANT FIX STUPID!"
Vad skönt att det gick bra för Markus!! Och STORT TACK för att ni delar detta, det är bra att visa hur snabbt det kan från OK is till farlig is.
Well done for keeping your composure and getting to land. Sadly if you where older it might have been fatal.
Thanks for the demonstration sir! Glad you made it out
This is a demonstration of what not to do. If you are in a spot this could ever potentially happen to you, please learn what to actually do so you don't die.
Aldrig knuffat på en video så mycket. Jobbigt bara att titta på. Starkt gjort ❤
Normally one is supposed to take the same way back if you go in. But here the shore is significantly closer and it might even be his house. All and all a real wake-up call and I think the person in question will take even further care on sketchy spring ice in the future.
Didn't he ever learn not to WALK on such fragile ice? When you realize that the ice is so weak, you're supposed to spread your weight by laying down and slide/crawl on it to safety, he had several warnings and still kept walking. I hope he learned his lesson.
This is the part that gets me. Foot goes through the ice, but still continues walking. at 0:18 you can even see the ice crack a bit more under his foot when he goes to move the bag..
He was on his way back, read the description lol.
they didnt learn their lesson, just look at the description of the video, super self centered
He obviously thought he was Jesus
Glad you made it out 🙏 ice was way to thin and patchy out there
I'm so glad that ge is ok! I'm curious about "what hapened next". Was is the main land or an island he got to shore on? If island, how did he get of? I asume he retvied the sleeds the morning after when the ice got a chance to set again? ❤ Thanks for sharing the not so fabolus and actually dangerous sides of fishing! I hope Markus is well and not got any issues after the accident. ❤
I was around 10 yrs old when i was ice scating in a semi remote area (few hundred meters from houses) on a small slow river that froze where people often go to ice scate and walk once the ice is thick enough (but not where i was, few hundred meters back close to houses).. anyway i was ice scating.. had full thick winter gear on me.. and was with few "friends".. at one point i heard the ice making scary sounds.. and it broke under me while i was ice scating quite fast... i went over 5m under the ice and about 5m down (i remember touching the bottom and seeing under ice, it was quite clear).. i remember feeling extremely heavey due to the thick jacket, heavy ice scates and other stuff i had on me.. because i was a good swimmer i managed to swim back to the hole where i fell through.. once there i tried to climb up.. but because the ice wasn't thick enough... i just kept falling through it until i reached the area where it could hold my weight.. (i spread my legs and arms to have less weight on the surface).. i was around 30m from the shore where i fell through.. so it took quite a while until i reached close enough to grab the rope that some people eventually trew at me.. all in all.. i survived and got out.. people that helped me brought me inside the house close by and gave me dry clothes and sat me next to fire.. until my parents came.. i went to the hospital later and other than having a few cuts.. i was ok all in all.. it was a VERY scary experience.. especially for such a small boy
Was that in Europe? You don’t talk like an American.
Detta är mina föräldrars sommarstuga. Vi alla är så glada att det gick bra för dig!
Holy buckets glad you made it out! As a big dude I think about this every ice season on lakes, this happens to me a lot on trout streams though, but not to this degree 😲
Fan vilken skräck alltså! Kollade två gånger och är riktigt imponerad av att han behåller lugnet och hur han tacklar situationen. Skönt att allt gick bra!
Does it help to crawl?.. Probably not all the way, but through spots like near that crack that gave way initially
Riktigt vidrigt att se. Hade lätt kunnat sluta helt annorlunda det där😢. Extra otrevligt då isen bara fortsätter att spricka. Glad det gick bra!
Dude brought 6 rods and a sled a ❤cooler a monster tackle box, I think I saw a collapsible chair and the kitchen sink as he approaches the middle of the lake Wich clearly has a big watery crack running through it 10 ft from him. A clear sign ice is weak. In America we call that a jackass. God bless you
if the surface was that bad coming back, was it not the same when heading out?
Firstly, I'm glad that he's alright! However: "Comments like "He should've know the ice was this bad" etc won't be appreciated. The ice wasn't bad when he went out, it went bad because of the sun and when he realized he started heading towards the shoreline." I mean, someone ought to tell him if he couldn't figure that out himself. There's open water along the shoreline for god sake, and there's no way a thing like that just happens after a few hours of sun. The ice doesn't go from good to bad in a matter of hours. "We are experienced on the ice and know when troubles might occur, and still end up in situations like this." Lots of people die going through ice during springtime simply because they think they're experienced and know how the ice behave. Being out on the ice a lot and not going through is not to be experienced, it's just being lucky. Deciding to go out on that ice in the first place is just reckless.
Broke a trail the entire way to shore. And even pushed a sheet of paper thin ice while walking the last cpl feet. He had no business being out there. Dude is lucky to be alive
I'm so curious how did you get out there and In that awful position? The ice was very clearly not safe idk I'm confused
Seriously? Did you not notice that no one else was on the ice? Your extremely luckly and I am glad you lived to post the video.
This is a good opportunity for all of us to take account of our abilities and reevaluate our security measures when out on both the ice and the water. Take care everyone and stay safe! Very glad to hear it went well for Markus! 🤗
Starkt jobbat! Och skönt att det slutade bra! ❤ läskigt att se hur illa de kan gå när man är ute på tunn is.
Vilket lugn!Starkt och jobbigt att titta på. Vad skönt att det gick bra👍
Its like hes looking for the worst possible place to walk you can see the crack then he walks straight into it
This looks like a training video it looks like he knew he'd fall in. Good thing you had those ice picks!
Disagree. You can hear hes almost done for when he speaks. Hypothermia setting in.
A training video?? Wow you must really be slow. 🙄😒
@@Jon626so he didn't do a good job of getting himself out of the ice?
@@gummo3873almost as slow as you pal.
You think he planned to leave all his gear on the ice for a training video?
I'm absolutely learning fro Markus' misfortune. Thank you for the upload.
Fan va läskigt! Gott å se att du klarade dig 🙌🏼🤩
Here in North Dakota and in Minnesota we have had several go in who have not been so lucky. Ice is sketchy this winter on a lot of lakes.😔 Glad you made it and hope you got your gear back.
Same here in Maine. The ice is not good at all.
I was surprised how much ice was on stump yesterday. 30" drove on the ice.
No way this guy is a real person… It’s like he tried to do everything to fall in 🤯
very common on northen lakes. water is moving under the ice making it thin in some places. you can clearly see it in the video. Glad you are ok
Always go back the way you came. You know the ice is thick enough to hold you if you already walked on it. Glad you’re okay. Stay safe and bring a spud bar lol
Bro saw a crack and clearly open water in between it and just went in it for no reason
Lol 😂 I'm watching the video like don't cross the crack you will fall; then he falls. Gets back up and I think, please don't walk on the patchy ice and then 😂
😂bro you wrong😂
I was the same and then he crawls along the crack in the ice no Wonder he dident get back up
Dude I called it as well! Is he doing this on purpose? He might as well start trolling 😂
Going out on sketchy ice sun morning after pike..that just triggered red flags I should prepare for disaster
I totally believe it was purposeful...had to be.
This made my neck muscles hurt SO BAD from the tension! Here in Michigan, it's an "Every Winter" worry, that thankfully most recognize. I'm so happy this ended well!
How did you even get out there? Could have been casting tomorrow
If ice will go bad from a few hours of sunlight in -5 degrees Celsius weather then I think one can only conclude that the ice was bad to begin with. Having one patch of good ice where you start shouldn't be interpreted as a sign that it's good everywhere. How many spots did he check the thickness during the day? What were the numbers? Did that testing identify sketchy areas on the lake or patterns? I don't mean to sound like a know it all, because I am far from it. I just follow the instructions of the guys in charge of our lake, who are pretty knowledgeable. But this season when they shut it down on March 22nd the ice was still at least 15cm thick everywhere. It was a little mushy in spots but nobody was going through. I wondered if they were being overly cautious. But a short 4 days later there wasn't a single patch of ice left on the entire lake! Did they know what they were doing? Absolutely!
You can just tell by the ice that it was shitty ice, guy is an idiot.
People who “are in charge of your lake”??? Man, it’s gotta suck to not have freedoms.
@@Brian-R Freedom to drown because of your own stupidity??? Nah, I'm fine without that kind of freedom. :)
Bro that ice is like 1.5" thick at most and late in the season its been weakened by the longer days and warming sun. What were you even thinking going in the first place? Coming from an avid icefisherman myself.
I have to ask what you were thinking when you went out on that ice. Why no spud?
I'm glad you made it Marcus but last sentence in a description: "Spring is dangerous on the ice so be careful!" for me sounds more like "so don't go on the ice"... I know in Sweden ice fishing is big part of the season but still. Cheers!
As someone who fishes everyday during the springs,summers,and, falls This video reminds me why i take a 3 month break from it, Glad your okay man.
Me too. I've never been ice fishing and really don't have any intention on doing it either.
You don't normally ice fish on 1.5 inches of ice. His starting point may have been 2 to 3 inches. I fish when it is at least 5 inches thick. But when you drill out holes that are 18 inches plus you definitely will have no problem. You should try it. Just know not to hit the ice when it is so damn thin....
Good thing you had your camera! The cameraman never dies
like the engines on a b17 the man
😂😂
Tell that to yuri lipski 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Who the heck is that
A guy who recorded his own death while diving...
Good this went well in the end. It looked he chose the route where ice is darkest, and it broke immediately, was it also most thin there, compare to more white color ice?
were you able to retrieve your gear?
Good for him he got out of it. But in hindsight you should start to scream Help when you got energy and moment for it. And first if you must go fish in ice that is so thin and in spring sun, why dont you have a survival suit on? Yes they cost about 1000 euros but the fish arent worth of your life. But good that you had ice spikes with you, lot of people dont use them and that may be fatal choice. But good that he kept calm and got out!
Why is he walking on 2 inches of ice?
The fish were bitin’ duhhh 🎣🎣🎣
because hes a dumbass
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I've never been ice fishing before in my life and even I could have seen this coming. Who walks on an edge like that? And if you fell through in a spot earlier, wouldn't you take that as a sign that the ice isn't thick enough to be walking on?
Well you could say that the ice wasn't bad in the morning, but it was way to thin for fishing this time of the year.
Yea, that ice is like 2inches thick, no freaking way. Nothing less than 4 of good ice for me
Yeah like as if it ok in morning and melted to that thin in a couple hours,no way
Thick safe ice with generous safety margins does not turn into a death trap in a few hours. If you find ice fishing worth to die for, by all means go ahead.
Det kunde ha slutat riktigt illa!var rädd om dig ❤️😁
I love how the poster added in description "The ice wasn't bad when he went out, it went bad because of the sun and when he realized he started heading towards the shoreline". No, no that's not what went wrong. He fell through the ice because it was THIN, from the start, not from the sun. I love fishing as much as the next guy, but when conditions are not good yet to ice fish, you don't go out until they do! Inches of ice is what is needed to support your weight, not an inch that easily breaks apart. Glad he got out with his life, many are not so lucky!
Exactly,there is no way that ice was safe in the morning and melted to that thin in a couple hours,no way
Not buying it….This was on purpose.
Many people wouldnt make it cus they are not fit enough and it would be a sad outcome so give that a thought before you try your luck on thin ice. Any experienced person will see that the ice is thin but lots of people go icefishing without experience...
Proper gear. "isdubbar" around the neck or close, floating help (backpack, clothes, drysuit) fitness helps. A blow pipe for attention, you cant shout for long. Breathe is easier.
@@spikbebis Well the best help on the ice is the simplest of all, CHECK the damn ice. This guy thought he was the icegod and didnt. Look where it got him...checking the ice beats confidence in your own skill every damn time...
@@MrKveite1 i prefer to have my icepikes with me and whack it as I go, here it wouldnt help much: Springice (the ice is more than good before the sun rises over the day and breaks the bond all the way through the ice-layer) and he went home to late. (from a couch-adventurer (or the office right now)) Lessons learned =)
@@spikbebis well u can see its open water far from the shore so he misjudged the weather and the temp and the effect it had on the ice=stay on land when the ice get shady in the spring and you wont fall through risking your own and possible other peoples lifes because of your stupidity.
@@MrKveite1 he knew he was late to return so just a smal hybris...
Duuuude….. I’m happy you made it out but damn brother, I could see where the ice was too thin to be out there. Wow man….. what a crazy experience you went through. Blessings !
Jag satt helt skräckslagen å kolla med gråten i ögonen, tur att det gick bra! En tankeställare att själv vara extra försiktig!!!
Markus, vad glad jag är att du klarade dig! Sköt om dig! ❤
I once had to call 911 because a kid fell through the ice. That year, the ice was very sketchy due to warm temps. What amazes me is that he didn't have a spud bar or spike to pull himself out and didn't even bother to scream for help either. The kid was 70 yards out, and it is a good thing I kept looking back at him while he ventured off the distance.
You are a hero ❤
Literally me bruh ill be dying but still be too arrogant to call for help 😂
Born for the second time! Thank God every day for keeping you alive! Please don't be offended by me, but with this level of intelligence, you only need to fish at home in the bathroom. I have more than 30 years of experience in winter fishing, and I can say that if the ice was good in the morning, then no amount of sun will melt it during the day. From the very morning the ice was completely unsuitable for walking on it... It’s just that you either don’t understand anything about it, or without experience, alone, in the spring (when ice is 20 times more dangerous than in the fall), you went without an ice pick on the ice... It's just crazy. I hope that this incident will improve your attitude towards your life a little. I was lying on my bed and almost had a heart attack while watching this video.
Wow.. Bara WOW!!! Alltså man verkligen kände varje andetag och kampen från början till slut. Det är en lärdom för alla.
Det här var det läskigaste jag sett på länge! Kan det vara mer nära ögat än detta?
hade han haft sämre fysik hade han varit död.
Didn't this guy swim under the ice once with two 10 kg pike in each hands? Yeah, he'll be just fine ;) All jokes a side. Be very careful with ice. Especially this time of the year. I've known a few people that have drowned from going through the ice.
This man didn’t say 1 word the entire time 🤣 I wouldn’t have been able to keep my mouth shut! HELP!!! 😂 it’s crazy how all the ice just kept breaking the whole way. How did you even get out there in the first place?!
Wow man your are one tough dude!! I had something sorta like this happen before. Their was 2.5" inches of solid black ice on lake george one trip and later in the day the sun came out similar to this and started sending cracks across the lake. Pressure cracks. By the time we got towards the shore we came on we realized the shore was all broke up and we had to walk a mile out of our way just to get back off. I have fallen through twice myself. Not fun!! One i was pulled out by a friend and the other i pulled myself out. They were pretty much right in and right out situations. Nothing this bad. Not sure i would have survived this one... Maybe?.. He had no choice but to keep breaking the ice until he was to saftey. Scary shite!! Glad your still here bud! It wasn't your time! Stay safe guys! Fish on! God bless ya!!
I fish LG regularly and have been on 2.5" on the flats. Mile walk back ice sagging every step. Very un-nerving. You are lucky.
Fy Markus, så starkt av dig, vilket fokus du kopplade på när du föll i, inte ett ljud, Fick inte panik och började skrika utan var knäpptyst och började jobba!
Alltid samma väg man kom alltid! Där bär isen
Håller med fullständigt!! Aldrig framåt! Huvudsaken att det slutade bra!
Inte när vårsolen ligger på, då kan isen på vägen ut totalomvandlas
Hade troligtvis inte spelat någon roll. Skulle isen in till land vara bättre på nått annat ställe?
Det stämmer ju om man är ute och skridskor och isen brister och man direkt kan återvända men om det gått flera timmar och solen står högt på mörka vårisar så finns det nog ingen is kvar som bär. I efterhand skulle han givetvis undvikit de mörkare partierna som absorberar mer värme men det är inte lätt i stridens hetta
Did you catch anything though?
Vårisar kan vara rejält förrädiska ! Så fint, lugnt och metodiskt du jobbade på i en situation som lätt skapar panik. Skönt att det gick bra i slutändan.
Well planned and rehearsed
Bästa reklamfilmen för "fiskekompis" och för ispik jag sett. Samt grundkursen i iskunskap. Tur att det gick bra!
It's very difficult to stay determined let alone move at all in that kind of water. Props for having the right tools and the will to live and get yourself to safety 💪
ice or was that water with skim on it?
Fy fan va skönt att allt gick bra med dig 💜
Did he learn anything? Does he still go to ice fishing when the ice is 5 cm thin slush?
Wow! He's so lucky. Thank God. What was he saying?? Was that his cabin, or was anyone home? What happened?
Daaaamn! Var rädd om dig! Skulle varit intressant med en typ av intervju om hur det gick efteråt
that looks like somebody's nightmare, although that last bit was so beautiful, birds singing, blue skies.. I miss the winters
Wonder if he still has a 'A Bad Day Fishing Is Still Better Than A Good Day Working' bumper sticker?
😂😂😂
paper thin ice yikes !!! i was breathing as hard as you from just watching the video... glad you made it :)
Usch! Vad skönt att det gick bra trots allt. Hade varit värre utan isdubbar. Men förstår inte hur man tänker när man ger sig ut när isen ser ut sådär.
When you fall through, it's safer to work your way black from where you came from though. Good you had ice picks on you mate, by the way did you manage to recover your gear?
Thank God you survived. That is scary. Glad you had the ice picks.
Did you catch anything?
Is that water cold it looks like it is
You did well, staying calm, taking a break while remaining focused on getting ashore
He was very lucky to have pulled through this endeavor most people would quit the second it was hard. I’m glad you survived to show this to us. What’s the name of those red things you used to get your self out?
What saved this man’s life is he had a pair of ice picks with him. He didn’t panic but he was breathing very heavily because the cold water was rapidly taking his body heat.
Men blev det någon gädda?