Actually... the cold water doesn't make you ingest the water. Most drowning
deaths in cold water are caused from fatigue, because the victims do not
remember to breathe deeply enough to replace their body's oxygen. Anytime
I'm out on the lake in cold weather, I try to bring up that subject with the
guy in the back.

*Note to self... after reformatting computers... refill the kill-file.


"Lure builder" wrote in message
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High piers and cold water is quite dangerous. As soon as you hit the water
you
can ingest many litres. It's a reflex body reaction to cold water. Makes
it
difficult to get to the ladder which is along the pier. Seems silly
wearing a
pfd but not at all. A float coat would help and they don't seem to be
commonly
available in the stores