True story: An old friend of mine from the 80's and 90's was a hotshot young tournament fisherman back in the day. He always drove the fastest boats and went balls out e erywhere he went. One February Sunday morning on Keystone Lake he hit a mostly submerged log and ended up getting thrown out of his boat, no lifejacket on. He wasn't hurt bad, but he knew he had to get out of the water as it was probably 45 degrees or so. He survived to tell the tale and walked a couple of miles to a church. He said the part that almost killed him was getting onto the bank. The bank was fairly steep and solid mud and he couldn't get a purchase to haul himself out of the water. He said it took until he knew he only had a couple more tries.
BKB