2. 2008

Ice Rescue Training - Wasilla Lake

A dive under the ice, where up is no longer the way out.
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Mike Klawitter enjoys a sip of hot chocolate before donning his gear and venturing under the ice.
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Mike Klawitter enjoys a sip of hot chocolate before donning his gear and venturing under the ice.

AlaskaWater RescueWasilla2008Matanuska Susitna Valley

  • Chief Cliff Silvers prepares the saws to open a hole in the eice.
  • Dick Quinn and Cliff Silvers work the saws, cutting a grid of smaller chunks of ice to remove from the hole.
  • Pioneer Peak fades in the background as Dick Quinn and Cliff Silvers open up the ice.
  • Dick Quinn runs a saw, cutting our opening in the ice.
  • Dick Quinn and Cliff Silvers, their work nearly completed on our doorway to the world under the ice.
  • The saws work hard, but have little chance of overheating.
  • More cutting for Cliff Silvers and Dick Quinn.
  • Dick Quinn takes hold on a large chunk of ice to remove it from the hole.
  • Tools of the trade: our ice cutting implements take a break, resting on the blocks of ice they removed from the lake.
  • Casey Cook will be going under the ice this day, and starts dressing for the event.
  • Jackson is curious, but mostly about the pieces of ice floating in our hole.
  • Mike Klawitter enjoys a sip of hot chocolate before donning his gear and venturing under the ice.
  • Tracy Borland looks on and helps out.
  • Dick Quinn is geared up and ready for tending his diver.
  • A longtime diver, Walt Gilmore checks over his equipment before he gets in the water.
  • Years of experience show on Walt Gilmore's face as he dons his gear for the dive.
  • Divers Walt Gilmore, Mike Klawitter, and Casey Cook prepare to get in the water.
  • Casey Cook
  • Cliff Silvers works the line as a diver enters the water.
  • Dick Quinn keeps a close watch on things as his diver goes under.
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