‘Super Close Call’: Man’s rescue from cold BC lake caught on camera Globalnews.ca – Henry Club

A man lucky enough to survive after being drawn from the cold waters of a lake BC Interior on Sunday.

rescue, which happened on Sheridan Lakebefore that 100 Mile HouseCaught on camera.

In a pair of videos posted to social media, Pine Point Resort general manager Brent Gill said a “super close call” took shape when another man heard a faint call for help on Sunday evening.

What happened next was caught on GoPro camera.

Gill, Graham Archer and Don Reilly can be seen approaching a small boat floating in the lake, with a man taking rapid, shallow breaths dangerously off the shore.

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The men pull the boats together then work together to pull the man who can barely speak out of the water.

In his social media post, Gill said the man was taken off his icy, wet clothes and wrapped in a blanket before being taken back to his resort.

In a follow-up video, the man—identified as Richard—thanks the men and says he is doing much better and is “alive”, though “still a little cold.”

In an email to Global News, Gill said the water was so cold that “things could get really bad in a matter of minutes.”

“Even if a person had a stereo at the campsite or the motor of the boat, nothing would have been heard. He is one lucky guy,” he said.

Gill said the experience is an important reminder that regardless of the weather or an individual’s experience, sailors should always wear life jackets and carry a whistle with them.