Ice Diving Incident

[akdeepdiver]

Not really a accident, but something people should be aware of
Minnesota Ice Fishermen Catch Scuba Diver on Lake - FoxNews.com

 

[FritzCat66]

"The diver later came by to apologize and offered a couple beers as a peace offering, the fishers said."

Why would the diver be the one to apologize? The article states that the divers had a flag properly displayed, but the fishermen didn't know what it meant.

A very gracious diver!

 

[akdeepdiver]

Maybe he was just happy they decided to practice catch and release.

 

[jar546]

More details here:

A chilling tale from the frigid deep | StarTribune.com

 

[tddfleming]

More details here:

A chilling tale from the frigid deep | StarTribune.com

From the story you posted, I think those fishermen are from this area. Interested none the less.

 

[Bubbletrubble]

I don't know what was more entertaining about this story:

• the example of Minnesota "nice" or
• the asthmatic fisherman yelling to his buddy as the diver's hand breached the surface, "Hand me a cigarette. Hand me a cigarette."

After all, the asthmatic didn't have his inhaler with him...

 

[Scuba Stew]

Cigarettes work just as well as inhalers.

 

[Jax]

"The diver later came by to apologize and offered a couple beers as a peace offering, the fishers said."

Why would the diver be the one to apologize? The article states that the divers had a flag properly displayed, but the fishermen didn't know what it meant.

A very gracious diver!

Very gracious! The fishermen go away having learned something, and with an appreciation of the good manners of divers, and what is the meaning of a dive flag.

It could have been much different if the diver had come off as an :ummhat:

 

[FritzCat66]

Very gracious! The fishermen go away having learned something, and with an appreciation of the good manners of divers, and what is the meaning of a dive flag.

It could have been much different if the diver had come off as an :ummhat:

Indeed. This diver reminds me of the kind of guy Sting sang about in Englishman in New York:

It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile​