Rescue crews help man spotted walking on frozen Lake Michigan hundreds of yards offshore

A man has been rescued after he was seen walking hundreds of yards off the shore of Lake Michigan Friday.
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[@garrettfitz-gerald5531]

“These college kids out doing some sort of ritual” and “we were coming out to see if the sun would come up”.. fucking hilarious lady.

[@mrleafbeef634]

Delusional tbh and nosy

[@tooriginal9724]

@@mrleafbeef634 that's city people for ya

[@kylein9869]

They’re filming this man like he’s a sasquatch or something lol 2:40

[@danielorourke6922]

As a wisconsinite I find this hilarious. If the guy walk that much on the lake it's safe. The only time he might have a problem is near the shore line or under a bridge

[@kevingunnery5470]

@1979 great ice fishing in Michigan

[@nunzioification]

When the man was questioned he said, "overreact much for fucks sake!?"

[@jxmpi1324]

People need to just leave him alone, people can’t take walks in peace🙄

[@mrleafbeef634]

People are too nosy nowadays

[@ItssDomoDoee]

Lord have mercy.. I could see why he got confused.. It does look like land.

[@nickswinehart3343]

Not if you've ever been there before! If he's lived in the area for more than a few weeks it's pretty idiotic, and even then...

[@ItssDomoDoee]

@@nickswinehart3343 I don’t go nowhere near open water.. But I’m saying from the looks of it it does look like a open field.. If I wasn’t from Chicago, I would think it’s just a open field.

[@whitediamond5230]

I am glad they got him off of Lake Michigan safe!!!!!!!

[@albin4323]

Soon you won't be able to take a walk in the forest by yourself since that will be seen as "weird and dangerous", society gets more and more controlling.

[@daddy1231]

That looks fun af. Imma go do it and be on the news

[@jxmpi1324]

Lemme join. Light a blunt an take a walk

[@daddy1231]

@@jxmpi1324 i am GAME.

[@33cltn]

@@daddy1231 make it happen im waiting for the video

[@dennisse7962]

He looks so calm !😂😂😂😂 wth

[@jonnydanger7181]

What the hell kind of “ritual” they have these college kids doing now?? Celebrate winter? Yeh right.

[@whyyynotttt]

Mind your own business

[@jonnydanger7181]

@@whyyynotttt yeh right. These skull & bones sickos need full investigation.

[@agreenabyss]

Maybe winter solstice?

[@eve7521]

I think he got a little confused and didn't realize he was on the lake due to the snow blending with the land

[@createinmeacleanheartohgod6871]

He wasn’t confused. He was adventurous and challenged his mind how far it could go in his imagination.

[@Curious-Irish-Angel]

@@createinmeacleanheartohgod6871 What? LOL are ya serious?

[@tooriginal9724]

@@createinmeacleanheartohgod6871 You need to leave the city once in a while man people ride snow mobiles on that shit.

[@uniniversalstar1974]

He must have been high AF.. Thank God he was rescued

[@eve7521]

Dementia im sure

[@Odin33356]

Americants hate Jesus and God

[@Odin33356]

The entire country has dementia

[@RaffTail]

@@Odin33356 your god doesn’t exist. The developed world is waking up to that.

[@kimson305]

He could have a medical condition. Not everybody need to get high.

[@moonmarie123]

between the winter solstice ritual, man on the ice & Deidre breaking the ice to swim on the regular herself? 😩🤯😂 too much

[@staceyjamison6680]

In all fairness, the lake changes by the hour. He was pretty far out and I can understand why people are concerned. Small lakes freeze for the winter and don't change constantly as the Great Lakes do. I know I wear a mask when I go to the lake now because it's warmer. It's possible he was just wearing it as winter gear.

[@jeffbguarino]

That ice looks pretty thick to me. It is piled up like it was blown in. It the ice was blown offshore then it could be a problem for him. I see trucks driving on ice all the time so I think this is overkill rescuing this guy.

[@kimson305]

Not on a lake you goofball

[@danielorourke6922]

@@kimson305 depends on where you live. I live halfway upway Wisconsin and cars and trucks drive on lakes daily. There are even races on the lake

[@danielorourke6922]

I don't think the ice is thick enough for vehicle on that part of Lake michigan but it's defitently safe enough for one person without any extra gear on. This is just Chicago rescue panicking because it's something they don't see

[@Jessica-ye1kg]

Note to self, don’t have an edible and walk on frozen Lake Michigan LMAO We have been on the ice up north for the past few weeks lol even snow mobiling on the fox river that has currents/flow. I think this guy was okay haha 😂 a little dramatized with the blow up raft and scuba gear.

[@ChavisFlagg]

He probably thought it was land. That’s what I thought

[@PSALMSOFSONGS]

Yes, I thought about that, too. But then I realized if he's from Chicago, you know where the shoreline is, frozen or not.

[@gdoggyfresh291]

@@PSALMSOFSONGS yeah but he’s not from chi

[@lisel.133]

What kind of Ritual were the students doing...🤔🤔

[@matineyang]

He just wanted to purify himself in the waters of lake Minnetonka I mean Michigan.

[@stephanieglopez1882]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂

[@KiamKweli]

Nothing pure about the Chicago side of the lake. Those seagulls take so many dumps along the shore they shut down the beaches due to high e-coli levels.

[@matineyang]

@@KiamKweli I would never go into those waters.

[@tammiedixon6788]

Can't stop laughing

[@ernestclements7398]

In 57 degree water hypothermia occurs in 15 minutes ( coast guard posted signs at Madeline Island Lake Superior) and the water here at this season is much colder so it's possible that he could suffer a cardiac arrest upon immersion.

[@flatearther7013]

At least he's in compliance with beetlefoots mask mandate.

[@mallysworld8520]

This lady said they doing a ritual

[@graceblackfordmusic]

I caught that too lmao ...like what.

[@simranjeetrocks]

😂😂😂☠️

[@lisajandt9341]

Technically you only need 2 inches to walk on without gear (like ice fishing gear) but it's really sketchy when it's that thin with the amount of snow on that water I'd definitely want some thicker ice than 2 inches.

[@ijones420]

he’s like go go 👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽😂

[@justdrive5327]

Nothing to see here just Korean Jesus out for a walk

[@theresawhite7493]

🤣🤣🤣

[@elsacalliste2421]

How do u know he's korean💀

[@jcuzzo724]

It's frozen.. They act like its barely frozen and gonna crack.. Sheesh let the man live his life

[@shannongibson2544]

It's always somebody finding their way.....

[@Eveandwolf]

let the man take his morning mushroom walk in piece

[@sethapex9670]

The man seems fine. The ice seemed thick enough.

[@spinewrenched848]

Sorry but he looks perfectly healthy. It's not bright, but I think he was just exploring stuff. They have really overblown this.

[@CodeGr88n]

lol go under your bridge you troll do you know how cold the lake is? do you know how thin the ice can be at times? he walked 100s of yards in on potentially thin ice the lady said there was water 2 days ago...so anything could happen

[@danielorourke6922]

@@CodeGr88n You can saftly walk on 2 inches of ice and even if there was open water 2 days ago if there is a sudden big drop in temperature those 2 inches can form in a day

[@spinewrenched848]

@@CodeGr88n you are obviously the troll. I live in Chicago and have been going out on that lake since I was a kid 40 years ago. You have no clue what you are talking about.

[@annabelleecho8056]

This is a crazy story! For the past two years no matter the weather this is where I take a walk and joke around with the intrepid swimmers. Just Wednesday Groundhog Day after a snowstorm I saw a flock of mergansers floating on the undulating lake. I guess they were fishing for Snowfish. So the lake was still not solid ice. This report should win an award!

[@lawite206]

Man just wants to play on the ice and he's got 5 stars, his walk of shame on the way back🤣

[@awkjay6656]

I seen it first live😭😭😭

[@streetsweepers7732]

At least he ain’t forget his mask

[@bertrumwinkle9822]

i swear only in Chicago

[@Acceptance2023]

He obviously was confused!… Atleast I hope

[@nicholasreaid970]

Can someone explain whats wrong with this...im moving to michigan, and ill be ice fishing...i see video of people with snow mobile on thes lake while they are ice fishing..so why is this bad?

[@tooriginal9724]

Because people can’t just mind their own business

[@nicholasreaid970]

@@tooriginal9724 right

[@Moellmoell]

Awwwww look at all that beautiful ice, let me take a stroll on it and see how far I can walk before it breaks smh 🤣🤣🤣

[@danniellerush2980]

I'VE NEVER SEEN ICE ON THE LAKE

[@mar7dong]

His confused, the Man wont walk towards the side he keeps walking inside the frozen lake.

[@tooriginal9724]

orrrrrr maybeeeeeee, he's just knowledgeable about the ice and knows he won't fall though. Chicago people need to mind they're own damn business

[@dzonthego]

I think they should have allowed the evolutionary process to play out and this is coming from a former Chicago firefighter.

[@fallguy4209]

Would’ve definitely been more interesting. And then taxidermy him and put him in the field or science and industry museum how not to be a idiot lol

[@danielorourke6922]

I can walk on 2 inches of ice without it even cracking slightly and I weigh 184 pounds. If someone manages to walk that far on the ice and they haven't fallen though then it's defitently safe enough to walk on. He would have made to shore just fine and now he has to pay for the recue all because you city slickers don't get out and ice fish and because of that don't know shit about frozen lakes

[@uvirex5293]

I think he thought they are trying to go fishing that’s why he was waving his hands to point them to the water 😂

[@sethapex9670]

What ritual were the university students doing?

[@deandredunbar9618]

Uhhh I'm confused is the ice not safe?

[@danielorourke6922]

Apparently it is but you don't see this in Chicago so everyone freaks out

[@brandonjohnson895]

I'm confused is it illegal to walk on Ice in Illinois. Hear in Wisconsin we don't get the cops called if we're on 1 inch of ice while ice fishing. It's called enter your own risk. I guess a republican state is more free then a democratic socialist state.

[@staceyjamison6680]

I'm pretty sure people called because they were worried about him falling in...

[@justdrive5327]

Karens exist even in Wisconsin. So someone would call the cops on him there too. The ticket was to make the Karens shut up. Or else cpd cfd would have shrugged it off

[@stan3943]

*than

[@SteveSolaka]

Lol he was on a mission out on iced lake michigan, i slways wanted to walk on lake Michigan

[@abdirisaqmohamedahmed9150]

The host claim that he kept a lot of people emotions ,so will he end up in jail

[@au7-721]

I dont see anything strange at all. We used to ride snowmobiles out on Lake Superior and ice fish out on the lake. Whats the big deal?

[@Cheersthewinners]

People want him to be charged

[@tooriginal9724]

For what, risking his own life? 🤣

[@danielorourke6922]

@@tooriginal9724 He wasn't risking it. If he made it that far the ice is safe enough. It only needs to 3 inhes and it wasn't like he was walking under a bridge or the shoreline or near a island or near open spots of water

[@tooriginal9724]

@@danielorourke6922 oh no as a michigander I know what you mean, these Chicago citizens need to learn how to mind their own business lol.

[@elh7259]

Walking is scary so they “helped” him smdh. Leave the man alone.

[@strawberriesncandii]

But what kind of ritual are they doin?

[@Narquis444]

Right lol?

[@justdrive5327]

Watching the sunrise, smoking legal weed and doing yoga in front of Lake Michigan

[@elh7259]

Sorry but a “winter yoga celebration” is way more concerning than some dude walking on a frozen lake

[@fallguy4209]

Crouching Tiger hidden Dragon shit we got there lol

[@joker5antana]

Does this count as him walking on water?🤔

[@NORTHBROOK1978]

Help a man just out for a walk...🤔

[@kellygillette635]

Something not right about dude🤔

[@makhayamaqeda8128]

Well I'm sure he can see if frozen or not

[@redlinerick4599]

So would a helicopter come out and demand you back if we’re ice fishing on Lake Michigan?

[@mathieumaticien]

Was he being hazed or something? I heard UChicago has fraternities these days... This idiot knew he was going onto the frozen lake.

[@Jr23Ar]

you can’t call someone an idiot for having more balls than you do and wanting to walk on the lake lmao. I’ve wanted to do it for years and I can’t get myself to do it so props to him for being adventurous

[@freeflyer6170]

OMG I remember back in high school me and my friends jumped out on floating sheets of ice down by the harbor by the Aquarium…..these were floating sheets of ice……the cops ran us off…..this nanny state bullshit has got to stop. Not sure why he is wearing a mask LOL

[@staceyjamison6680]

I wear a mask when I go to the lake because it's warmer :-)

[@freeflyer6170]

@@staceyjamison6680 Ahh! Good idea .

[@harrytpk]

He has a face mask on too,

[@staceyjamison6680]

I wear a mask when I go to the lake because it's warmer :-)

[@Gilmore304]

Safer out there than on Main Street downtown Chicago! Facts

[@justinbrooks9454]

I dont think he needs to be rescued

[@BossStacks]

He going to jail

[@coreycokepolk9483]

He is White, they will take him to a psycho hospital, but not jail.

[@elsacalliste2421]

@@coreycokepolk9483 stop with this fuckery.

[@valeriansteele]

Is he drunk???

[@MadMatt-bs3xv]

Well hey we’re Chicagoans. We’re not exactly known for our intelligence.

[@boomerantics9586]

I can’t believe I was duped into watching this moronic “report”.

[@Odin33356]

The usa doesn't have one real man or woman at all

[@darrelljohnson5764]

That’s not the USA , that’s shitcago ! Thugs and Woke Folks .

[@pilotii6893]

Who cares..He is the one who was looking for the trouble ..so just let him enjoy it