Do stupid things, win stupid prizes unfortunately

Driving a fully-loaded UTV on 2" of ice, 1/4 mile from land... yikes.

Darwin Awards came out early this year.

Saw an ice shack on the water this weekend.. what the fuck are you people doing?

Wow. I really should feel sorry but holy fuck. It hasn't exactly been cold lately why the fuck are you on the ice

You can clearly see the ice was quite thin since it was clear and not thick and white like other patches were. He should of never gone out at all. I don't think its safe for anyone unless the very far north Canada at this point of winter.

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It's supposed to be could've, should've, would've (short for could have, would have, should have), never could of, would of, should of.

Or you misspelled something, I ain't checking everything.

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I'm in caribou and you couldn't pay me enough to get on the ice up here

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sad its not even borderline right now, its clear been warm and its deeply unsafe.

Sad that he couldn’t have learned the lesson without losing his life.

Another death by stupidity. Nothing new here.

Let this be a lesson for all of you, folks.

(And maybe next time, don't be so quick to flame me when I call out stupidity, huh? The irony is crazy!)

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At 1am. Bold strategy.

Bethel? At least that's the one I saw. Ice was covered by at least an inch of water and the guy was out there standing by it LOL

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This is super sad. The folks that survived must be truly traumatized after witnessing the death of a friend and then being unable to contact anyone for any hour. Regardless of stupidity, they certainly didn't deserve this.

Further south east.

I drove by that this weekend. People are crazy

And trying and not being able to get to him. It's not something I'd ever want to experience.

I suspect his judgment was impaired by booze and/or drugs. Sad and so avoidable.

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Every adult on that ride has some responsibility. Speak up if something isn't safe. Driver probably felt like he could cross the lake for drinks with the Whomevers like every other new years party, weather be damned. And the riders-along just said, sure. The fact that they were lost in the fog speaks volumes about the stupidity of the situation.

Ice color is not a reliable measure of it’s density, but if anything, clear ice is typically stronger. White ice is typically more dangerous due to air pockets.

This is a real sad situation but damn. I don’t even want to walk on 2” of ice.

https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing-boating/fishing/ice-safety-tips.html

Yup. And the Furies of Greek tragedy will remind them of that night for the rest of their lives.

If everyone had drowned, would anyone still feel sorry for the now-dead driver (given that it was his decision)? This could have been a much worse tragedy. Everyone, even the guy who died, got lucky that stupidity didn't kill them all.

I saw several folks out on the lakes an ponds along my way through Waterford toward Bethel this weekend. All ice fishing. Several of them had children in tow. Somehow I just knew I was going to see a story like this. Why are people so willing to temp fate for such little gain? I feel awful for this person and their family, because even a whiff of common sense would have prevented this.

What does side by side mean? Does that mean there was an additional cab on the side?

I feel awful for the family, but not for the person who thought it would be a good idea to do this. They made a really, really dumb decision and paid a high price because of it.

Four-seater side-by-sides are heavy - about as heavy as a car - and they're not something people should generally be taking out onto the ice. It's even worse when it's been as warm as it had across the state.

I wouldn’t be assuming so much. Usually people who drive vehicles on lakes aren’t the kind to ask permission from their passengers

It means the riders are sitting side-by-side. Not like on a fourwheeler where they sit one in front of the other.

His was a 2020 yamaha, and they had 4 people inside. So, I'm going to assume it was a larger one, like the one in the background on this page https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/utility-side-by-side

Around Bethel there was still plenty of thick ice. Getting a bit dicey though, and ideally people would have proper testing equipment with them and think hard about the risks.

Should've thrown the big rock