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marmar

(78,009 posts) Sun Feb 28, 2021, 11:51 AM Feb 2021

Mich. man drowns after he, 3 others planning to fish fall through ice

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/02/28/man-drowns-four-fall-through-ice-fishing/6859450002/

MEDINA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A man likely drowned after he and three others fell through ice while checking a lake for fishing, authorities said.

Damion Moog's body was recovered Saturday at Durfee Lake in Lenawee County's Medina Township, the sheriff's department said.

Four people were checking the thickness of the lake ice Friday night with a plan to return and fish Saturday. They all fell in; three survived.

Moog, 22, lived in Hudson.

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Mich. man drowns after he, 3 others planning to fish fall through ice (Original Post) marmar Feb 2021 OP

"Four people were checking the thickness of the lake ice" - when you are testing something... PoliticAverse Feb 2021 #1

I had a friend I use to fish with. multigraincracker Feb 2021 #2

Few miles from me. My Fire department helped in the search. gibraltar72 Feb 2021 #3

PoliticAverse

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1. "Four people were checking the thickness of the lake ice" - when you are testing something...

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Feb 28, 2021, 11:58 AM

Feb 2021

it is a good idea to consider what might happen if the thing being tested fails.

multigraincracker

(34,007 posts)

2. I had a friend I use to fish with.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Feb 28, 2021, 12:17 PM

Feb 2021

He did great fishing first ice and last ice. He had a small, 8 ft duck boat he would push from behind, filled with equipment. He could jump into the boat when the ice gave way.

gibraltar72

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3. Few miles from me. My Fire department helped in the search.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Feb 28, 2021, 01:19 PM

Feb 2021

Have always been amazed what risks ice fisherman would take. Years ago I worked third shift with a bunch of dedicated Ice fisherman. Standing in line to clock out one of them was kind of doing a mental checklist to see if they were prepared. Part of that was asking another guy if he brought a ladder. This was puzzling so i asked the obvious question. They looked at me like I had two heads, then said well the ice near shore is melted we use the ladder to lay down on shore and bridge the gap to good ice.

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