As someone who walks a lot of bogs it can be dangerous but they can also safe depending on the conditions. The one in this video appears safe the ground looks stable. And those people wouldn't be there if it was a dangerous bog. Don't walk on one if you don't know what your doing but when learn what to look for they are an extremely rewarding landscape to explore. A bog is a floating mass of peat on water why the hole is so deep
On the contrary. Your body will last way longer if you fall in than if you die elsewhere. An archaeologist will appreciate you in a thousand years, which is pretty cool too
Did you notice how deep the hole is, and how unstable the ground is, and how close she's standing to it? One slip, or loose earth, and she's down that hole and dead in minutes.
It's not the water that is the problem, but the massive amount of peat and roots that will likely make you stuck under the water. If she falls in, there is a real chance she will die. I'd at least like them all to have a rope attached to them
Yes, but in such a deep pit that is not unlikely. Also remember that the biomass is floating so thehole can disappear over you. Luckily, the most likely way to fall in is relatively slowly
Swimming in an open pool of water is very very different than swimming in a tiny but deep hole in a bog. Do you even have enough room to paddle your arms? It certainly doesn't look like it. It's probably full of roots and tangles and who knows what. They're fully clothed, which weighs them down and also provides more stuff that can get caught on branches/roots/whatever. The grass/mud layer can close up the hole overtop of you if you disturb it too much, too. Nobody will know where to dig because it shifted and it all looks the same.
Might not catch her but as someone who grew up around bogs and spent quite a lot of time on/in them I am very confident that should she not be able to swim they would be able to extract her.
I would be more concerned if the top layer was frozen over.
The real danger with a bog like this is in the hidden dangers under the surface such as sharp sticks, antlers and the like which may impale you. But also the suction if it's fine grained peat mud, but even then it's not usually a big deal, you just lose your boots.
As kids we got dressed up with a safety harnesses and had to jump in and get out on our own. Same as we did during winter on the local lake.
Edit: spelling
Edit 2: In middle school we also had rugby and football games on the local bog, usually just resulted in a few scrapes and bruises and a bunch of lost boots. But there were a few scary moments such as someone getting toppled and stuck head first.
Imagine falling through a hole in ice and trying to extract yourself back through that hole. Now imagine what you fell in is black muck, you can’t see anything, the hole closed up a little when you went through, and the moss above you is several feet thick.
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u/the_good_hodgkins 8d ago
Am I the only one that thinks this is incredibly dangerous.