...yelling in Spanish, and to the others who risked their own lives to save those who had fallen in!
A lot of Spanish being shouted. The thought occurred to me that these might be people from south of the border (not a whole lot of frozen lakes in Mexico, I imagine), or, in any case, were people whose experience with frozen lakes was non-existent or very limited. They didn't know the '"lie down on the ice" rule that people in very cold climates learn (as with people raised in coastal areas who learn "never turn your back on the ocean"
. But whoever they were, and whatever mistakes they made, many of them showed bravery and daring and quick thinking, throwing in ropes and floaters.
I'm rather appalled at the above posters who call these imperiled people "idiots" and state that they have no sympathy with people who are ignorant of something or make mistakes. Jeez. What hard hearts they must have! I hope that if they ever make a mistake, out of ignorance or carelessness, someone is there to rescue them. We all have things we don't know. We all make mistakes. We are all sometimes thoughtless or careless. To the hard-hearted I say: Show a little compassion and create some good karma for yourself.
I'm just so GLAD that the rescuers acted so quickly and that apparently all got out of this dire situation alive and with no serious injury!
Pass it forward!
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