Similar seemingly - crazy cold - water stunts are performed more regularly in Russia and many European countries like Finland, where «ice hole swimming» is a popular pastime. (chestsculpting.com)
Farrow's second Émile Cinq - Mars novel opens with a stunning sequence in which the Montreal police detective finds a body submerged in water beneath a frozen lake, a favorite haunt of ice fisherman: «The circular ice hole was partially filled with water, and a few inches below the surface floated a human head, the long hair beaded with ice, the face plunged down into the frigid lake.» (booklistonline.com)
My most memorable travel experience took place in Lapland, Finland almost 4 years ago, when I watched a man drilling a big ice hole, took a dip in it and put on his clothes again as if nothing extraordinary had just happened. (fionatravelsfromasia.com)