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You lose all motor control. >> with time running out, bystanders and relatives throw out everything they can. inner tubes and rope. >> when theyre throwing the rope out there, it was landing within two to three feet of where they were, but i think the cold weather and the hypothermia was affecting their body movement. >> youre out of the water on the lip of the ice. what now? a, stand up and walk slowly to the shore. b, lie flat and roll away from the ice hole before standing up. or c, get on al...

If youre a bystander and see people fall through lake ice, first call 911. what should be your next split second decision? a, slowly walk out onto the ice to pull them out. b, stay as close to the shore as possible and throw out some sort of lifeline. or c, form a human chain from land to pull the person out. >> if you happen to see the people fall into the ice, you absolutely shouldnt walk out onto the ice. find out what resources you have available, ropes, extension cords, ladders, long tree l...

Ice was obviously supporting you before you fell in, so its thicker ice beyond that edge where you fell in. once you approach the edge of the ice, get your arms up on the ice. more of your body you have out of the water, the longer its going to take for that cold effect to happen. >> and it will happen and thats your next big challenge. some of the jackson lake victims have been in the water for nearly eight minutes. true or false? it takes about half an hour in frigid water to incapacitate a pe...

Machines that should be treated with the same respect as an automobile. to avoid injury or even death, remember these tips, hold children closely, keep a firm grip on the handrail and ride run away escalators to the bottom and then exit quickly. >> it sort of registered into something that was a wild and crazy experience that we hope doesnt ever happen again. and ice covered lake may look like a winter wonder land, but perils exist just me low the surface. it happens in the u.s. every year, un...

Can stand up and walk off the ice. >> the answer is, b, lie flat and roll away for a safe distance before standing and walking to shore. finally, the last survivors catch the rope and theyre dragged to safety. >> they need to take his clothes off. >> but once on land their troubles arent over. >> the first thing they did that was great was getting all the wet clothes off the guy. removing that, wrapping him in the blankets, and the gentleman presses his body up against him. he is just like a gen...

>> december 25th, 2012. angeles national forest, southern california. nicky and michelle herman take a drive with their family to jackson lake in the san gabriel mountains for the afternoon. >> we were really surprised at how many people were there spending christmas day, probably close to 500. then we noticed the lake was frozen and the people sledding down on to the hill out on to the ice. >> michelle has a brand new videocamera. she tries to focus on the hillside across the lake. >> we had se...

Jackson lake in the san gabriel mountains for the afternoon. >> we were really surprised at how many people were there spending christmas day, probably close to 500. then we noticed the lake was frozen and the people sledding down on to the hill out on to the ice. >> michelle has a brand new videocamera. she tries to focus on the hillside across the lake. >> we had seen a lot of people going down from the hill on to the frozen lake. adults with kids. they would actually stop before they were get...

Then we noticed the lake was frozen and the people sledding down on to the hill out on to the ice. >> michelle has a brand-new video camera. she tries to focus on the hillside across the lake. >> we had seen a lot of people going down from the hill on to the frozen lake. adults with kids. they would actually stop before they were getting close to the water. >> it appears that the lake ice near the base of the hill is frozen solid enough to stand on. >> then a guy goes down the hill and when he d...

Close to 500. then we noticed the lake was frozen and the people sledding down on to the hill out on to the ice. >> michelle has a brand new videocamera. she tries to focus on the hillside across the lake. >> we had seen a lot of people going down from the hill on to the frozen lake. adults with kids. they would actually stop before they were getting close to the water. >> it appears that the lake ice near the base of the hill is frozen solid enough to stand on. >> then a guy goes down the hill ...

Mountains for the afternoon. >> we were really surprised at how many people were there spending christmas day, probably close to 500. then we noticed the lake was frozen and the people sledding down on to the hill out on to the ice. >> michelle has a brand new videocamera. she tries to focus on the hillside across the lake. >> we had seen a lot of people going down from the hill on to the frozen lake. adults with kids. they would actually stop before they were getting close to the water. >> it a...