Man finds fox frozen in Swedish lake

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[ClaytonP]

Glacier fox: Animal becomes latest to freeze solid in Scandinavia's lakes, following fish and moose

The grisly find was made recently by 26-year-old Jeffer Sandström, who was hesitant himself as to whether skating on a lake in Jönköping was a good idea.

 

"Temperatures had been below zero for several days, so I figured it was strong enough for a skate," he told The Local, adding that the ice was likely between three and five centimetres thick

 

After a few hours of skating "with the odd cracking sound here and there", the Swede made a macabre discovery. 

 

IN PICTURES: Photos of the frozen fox

 

"I saw something out of the corner of my eye and thought 'What's that?' I figured it was junk someone had thrown in the lake," he explained.

 

"But when I went to investigate I saw it was a fox stuck in the ice. I'd never seen anything like it before."

 

Sandström admitted to feeling sorry for the fox, and added that the wild animal appeared to have fallen through thin ice and ended up swimming. 

 

The Swede didn't hang around to find out whether the fox may had had company during its fatal winter swim.

 

"I just thought 'Whoops, it's time to go home'. If a fox can get it wrong, then so can I," he told

The Local. 

 

The incident is not the first time an animal has frozen solid in Scandinavian ice. In Norway an elk and a whole school of fish have been found and photographed after they met their end in thin ice.

[RichInOC]

What does the fox say?

Nothing. It’s dead.

[Paladin2]

Be careful out there.

[Charles Henrickson]

The quick brown fox . . . was not quick enough.

[ottbmare]

Sad. Poor animal.

[GeronL]

Foxy frost quakes??

[BRK]

Ring ring ring ring ring a ding ding.. What does the fox say?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR_WkoCE

[umgud]

It never broke 75 degrees here today. Cold can be a bitch.

[Slings and Arrows]

[GraceG]

[ What does the fox say? ]

Brr-rr-r-r-r-r-r-r-rrrrrrr-—rrrrr-rrrrr.....

[doc1019]

LOL!

[dainbramaged]

We all know Jeremiah Johnson found Hatchet Jack froze to a tree. He’d been living with a female panther up on the Mussellshell River. She never did get used to him.

[Shadowstrike]

I agree with you. I know I don’t want to freeze or drown, and anybody treating this as a “funny” is a sick individual.

[mountn man]

Swedish Foxes

[LittleBillyInfidel]

Exactly! ...but, this is why I like these threads. It exposes the emotionally detached idiots who are also unfunny. Good thing to take note of.

[The Right wing Infidel]

Global warming my ass.

[Paul R.]

Our Swede was lucky. He thought the ice was “likely” 3 to 5 cm thick? And heard occasional cracking sounds as he skated along?

[Perdogg]

Check out RonRon the fox.

[Perdogg]

I agree. Poor animal.

[Slings and Arrows]

He’s a happy fox!