Recovery Job...

A flying friend of mine mentioned last week that one of his buddies had put a snowmobile through the ice of a frozen lake. He was looking for the loan of a wetsuit to make a shallow dip to put a line on the machine and bring it out. I seized the opportunity to offer more comprehensive dive services and we made a trip up to the location, near Arnprior, today.

The machine had gone in close to shore, in what turned out to be about 6 feet of water. Although the ice may have been thinner at the time of the incident, it was about 6-8 inches today. We made a typical triangular entry hole - right over the sled - and I dove to secure a rigid towbar to the skis and align the vehicle for a pull to shore.

I think that I can claim to have completed the first ice dive of this season. Albeit it only involved 15 minutes immersion in 6 feet of water. This maintains my 100% record of success in locating and recovering equipments for their owners. This was one of the easier examples...