I have fallen into frozen water twice while photographing, once with a Canon F1, motor drive & 500mm lens around my neck, and once with an 8x10 in a satchel. The 8x10 didn't get wet, the satchel stayed on the ice while I broke through. I had to use my tripod to crawl back out onto the ice, and it was about a 2 mile walk on safe ice to get back to the car. The F1 was submerged and repaired, but the motor drive started losing frames after. That time it was about a 10 mile boat ride back to the car.
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