Getting trapped under ice is a nightmare. Imagine being immersed in freezing water, frantically trying to surface and futilely bashing against the solid wall of ice above you, desperately looking for a way out, knowing you have mere seconds before you drown.
Now imagine if someone were under the ice for 40 minutes. They should be dead, right? If they didn’t drown from lack of oxygen, the icy water would surely freeze their body into a human icicle. But, as the case of Anna Bågenholm proves, human beings can survive what should be certain death.
