2. 2008

Ice Rescue Training - Wasilla Lake

A dive under the ice, where up is no longer the way out.
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Early spring heat has started to thaw the ice, leaving vertical "candle" patterns that will eventually make the ice unstable and fragile.
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Early spring heat has started to thaw the ice, leaving vertical "candle" patterns that will eventually make the ice unstable and fragile.

AlaskaWater RescueWasilla2008Matanuska Susitna Valley

  • There's a living, breathing human being at the end of this rope, deep under the frozen ice.
  • Joe Sylvia mans the communications link with the divers under the surface.
  • Mike Klawitter stands by, ready to go in the water if needed.
  • Cliff Silvers assists Casey Cook with the final donning of his gear.
  • Dick Quinn takes the weight of the tank for Casey Cook as preparations continue.
  • Walt Gilmore cools his feet as Casey Cook readies to enter the water.
  • Early spring heat has started to thaw the ice, leaving vertical "candle" patterns that will eventually make the ice unstable and fragile.
  • Casey Cook gets wet prior to going underneath the ice.
  • A concerned Jackson watches closely as Casey Cook sinks out of sight.
  • A few hours of the sun's rays have melted the ice claw into the block it's resting on.
  • During our dive, this airplane landed lightly nearby.
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