Ice Lake Rebels (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 10 - Behind the Ice - full transcript

ON THIS SPECIAL EDITION

OF "ICE LAKE REBELS"...

IN CANADA'S
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES,

FILMING HAS BEEN GOING ON
FOR MONTHS...

IT'S SO UNSAFE.

LIKE, THIS IS
ABOUT TO GO ****

MINUS-40-DEGREE TEMPERATURES,

AND YOU'RE OUT FOR,
YOU KNOW, 10 HOURS.

AND EVERYBODY WAS JUST...
THEY JUST SUCKED IT UP.

...WHILE CAMERAS
ROLLED ON THESE REBELS...

FIGHTING THEIR WAY TO SURVIVAL.



AAH!

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WE'LL EXPLORE WHAT IT TOOK TO
GET THE SHOTS BEHIND THE SCENES,

WORKING IN ONE OF THE MOST
CHALLENGING PLACES ON EARTH...

RANDY REALIZES
THAT WE'RE JUST HUMANS, RIGHT?

...WITH
NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE

OF THIS UNFORGETTABLE WORLD.

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POPPED THE ICE.
WE POPPED THE ICE.

STOP! STOP!

AT OVER 10,000 SQUARE MILES,

GREAT SLAVE LAKE
IS A SUBARCTIC BEAST.

LIVING ON THIS LAKE REQUIRES
A SPECIAL TOUGHNESS.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE RESPECT
FOR THE LAKE,



'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT COULD HAPPEN.

SHOOTING ON THIS LAKE IS
A TASK FEW HAVE EVER UNDERTAKEN.

YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.

ONE OF MY MEMORIES OF THIS SHOW

IS JUST TAKING LAYERS
ON AND OFF.

ALL DAY,
IT WAS LIKE FIVE LAYERS ON,

FIVE LAYERS OFF.

AND YOU CAN'T HAVE
ANY SWEAT ON YOU,

'CAUSE ONCE IT HITS MINUS-40,
LIKE, NO MOISTURE.

IT'LL JUST KILL YOU.

HERE, THE SEASONS ARE MARKED

NOT BY THE CHANGING
OF THE LEAVES

BUT BY THE MOOD OF THE LAKE.

THE LAKE IS
ALWAYS MOVING, ALWAYS CHANGING.

SHE'S VERY UNPREDICTABLE.

IT'S FREAKIN' GREAT SLAVE, MAN.

AAH!
IT'S A DEADLY LAKE

THAT KILLS PEOPLE EVERY YEAR.

THERE ARE TWO SEASONS
ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE

THAT ARE PARTICULARLY DEADLY,

FREEZE-UP AND BREAK-UP,

THAT MID-TIME WHEN THE LAKE
IS NEITHER COMPLETELY WATER

NOR COMPLETELY ICE.

YOU GOT TO KEEP IN MIND

THAT THE TEMPERATURE
OF THE WATER

IS JUST AROUND FREEZING.

IF YOU GO IN,

YOU'VE GOT THREE TO SIX MINUTES
BEFORE PARALYSIS SETS IN.

FILMING IN THESE CONDITIONS
HAS RARELY BEEN TRIED BEFORE.

STEPHAN HERVIEUX,
A FOUR-YEAR RESIDENT,

IS ABOUT TO TEACH THE CREW

HOW TO NEGOTIATE
THE UNSTABLE ICE

TYPICAL TO THREE MONTHS
OUT OF EVERY YEAR.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

AS YOU CAN TELL,
THE LAST 48 HOURS,

THE LAKE HAS CHANGED
DRAMATICALLY.

WE'VE HAD SOME RAIN,

WHICH BRINGS ON
A SPEED-UP OF BREAK-UP.

SEE THE WHITE?

THE WHITE'S ALL RIGHT.

STAY ON THE WHITE,
BUT TREAD SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY.

THIS DARK GREEN
IS YOUR ENEMY.

IT'S CANDLED.

YOU WILL NOT HAVE A SECOND
OR TWO TO THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU WILL GO THROUGH.

MOST OF THE CREW
IS FROM LOS ANGELES.

I ACTUALLY COME FROM CHICAGO,

SO I'M USED TO WORKING
IN THE COLD.

BUT IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
KIND OF COLD UP HERE.

WHEN YOU ENTER A CANOE,
HERE'S WHAT NOT TO DO.

ON THE SIDE...
YOU'RE GONNA FLIP IT.

ON THAT SIDE,
YOU'RE GONNA FLIP IT.

STAND IN THE CENTER.

I'VE NEVER CANOED
BEFORE THIS SHOW.

I CANOED ON THE FIRST DAY
I WAS HERE

WHEN THERE WAS STILL ICE
ON THE WATER.

AND NOW I'M CANOEING, YOU KNOW,
WITH A COUPLE $30,000 CAMERAS.

YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE
HITTING WATER FIRST

AT BOTH SHORES.

AND WHEN YOU GET ON TOP OF ICE,
TRY TO PLANT, OKAY?

SO LIKE THIS
AND DO THE PELVIC THRUST.

AND THE OTHER GUY
WILL PADDLE.

THERE WERE JUST SOME SITUATIONS
ON THIS SHOW

THAT, LIKE, YOU JUST CAN'T
PREPARE FOR.

I MEAN, THERE'S NO EQUIPMENT
MADE FOR BREAK-UP.

IT'S JUST
AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE.

SO MANY
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME MOMENTS.

ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS SCENES

CAPTURED DURING
LAST FALL'S FREEZE-UP

WAS ON BOARD
THE KIMBERLITE...

READY?

I WON'T POINT OUT THAT
I KEEP GETTING THE HEAVY END.

HEY, HEY, HEY.

...AS OWNERS STEPHAN
AND ALLYCE BATTLED

TO KEEP THEIR HOUSE FROM SINKING
ONCE THEIR FLOATS TOOK ON WATER.

WE'RE TILTED RIGHT NOW,

SO WE'RE TRYING
TO BALANCE OUR BOAT,

MOVING AROUND ALL OUR
PROPANE TANKS, OUR PELLETS.

JUST TRYING TO GET IT LEVEL.

LOOK AT THIS.

THAT'S FAST.

I DON'T NEED THAT TO TELL ME.
I'M SLIDING LIKE THAT.

I'M SORRY, I JUST THOUGHT
I'D DEMONSTRATE IT. OKAY.

LIVING ON A HOUSEBOAT
CAN BE VERY TRYING.

NO MATTER WHAT YOU KNOW,
THINGS WILL GO AWRY.

BUT YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT YOU CAN DO

UNTIL YOU ARE FACED WITH
THE ADVERSITY OF IT HAPPENING.

HOLY CRAP!

WHAT HAPPENED?

GEEZ.

AS THE SITUATION TURNS
LIFE-THREATENING,

WITH THE BOAT
IN SERIOUS DANGER OF CAPSIZING,

ALL PRESENT MUST LEND
AN IMMEDIATE HAND.

OKAY,
LET'S GET ON THIS.

WE THOUGHT
WE WERE GOING DOWN.

WE WERE GOING DOWN.

THERE WAS NO TWO WAYS
ABOUT IT.

WE WERE LOSING
THAT HOUSE, MAN.

STAY ON THE LEFT, GUYS.

EVERYBODY NEEDS TO STAY
ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

NOBODY ON THE RIGHT SIDE
OF THE HOUSE.

EVEN THE CREW CAPTURING
THE ACTION BECAME ENLISTED,

USING THEIR BODY WEIGHT
AS COUNTERBALANCE.

THAT CORNER LOOKS
TOTALLY UNDER.

OKAY, LET'S DROP EVERYTHING,

MOVE EVERYTHING
TO THIS SIDE.

NOW, NOW, NOW,
NOW, NOW.

MOVE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN
TO THE OTHER SIDE.

I need anyone who is filming

to come to Stephan
and allyce's house.

There is actually
an emergency going on.

WE'VE HAD TO MOVE
EVERYTHING...

ALL OF OUR GEAR,
EVERYTHING...

ON THIS SIDE OF THE BOAT,
INCLUDING OURSELVES.

WE'VE HAD TO STAY
ON THIS SIDE

BECAUSE THIS HOUSE
IS SO TILTED

THAT IT COULD ACTUALLY FLIP OVER
AT ANY MOMENT.

SO IT'S REALLY CRITICAL
THAT EVERY ONE OF US

CONTINUES TO TRY
TO FLATTEN THIS BOAT OUT,

BECAUSE IT COULD GO.

NOW, THIS STEP HERE SHOULD BE
AS HIGH AS THAT ONE THERE.

SO YOU CAN TELL THAT
WE'RE LISTING.

OBVIOUSLY.

OUR HOUSEBOAT IS
FLOATING ON TWO ALUMINUM PONTOONS

THAT GO THE LENGTH OF THE HOUSE.

THEY'RE EACH SET UP
WITH SEPARATE SECTIONS.

IF ONE OF THE FLOATS
DOES GET FLOODED,

THEN, ESPECIALLY IN FREEZE-UP,
YOU NEED TO FIX IT RIGHT AWAY.

AS STEPHAN CHANGES
INTO A HEAVY DRY SUIT

IN ORDER TO SURVIVE
THE HYPOTHERMIA-INDUCING WATERS

OF THE LAKE,

CAMERAMAN BRIAN KEENAN GETS
THE SHOTS

AS SAFETY PERSONNEL STAND BY.

THIS SHOW HAS HAD PROBABLY THE
MOST EXTREME WORKING CONDITIONS

THAT I'VE DEALT WITH
IN MY CAREER.

I MEAN, EVERYBODY WORKS
THEIR ASS OFF

TO MAKE THIS SHOW HAPPEN,

BUT EVERYONE'S
ALSO REALLY AWARE OF SAFETY,

BECAUSE WE ARE DOING THINGS
THAT ARE VERY DANGEROUS.

NO.

MY GOD!

YEAH, IT'S JUST GETTING
HARD TO WALK 'CAUSE MY FEET ARE NUMB.

THERE ARE SO MANY LEAKS
IN THIS SUIT.

IN AND OUT, BABE.
IN AND OUT.

THIS IS SO COLD.

I THOUGHT,
"WE COULD LOSE THE HOUSE TODAY."

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I WAS JUST... I DIDN'T WANT
TO LOSE STEPH, TOO,

SO I WAS MORE WORRIED ABOUT HIM
THAN I WAS OF THE HOUSE.

MAN.

THIS DRY SUIT IS SAVING HIM,

BUT HE CAN'T SPEND LONG
UNDER THERE.

THERE'S NO WAY.

FOUR HOURS LATER,

STEPHAN AND ALLYCE REMAIN LOCKED
IN A BATTLE WITH THE LAKE

TO KEEP IT
FROM TAKING THEIR HOME.

I THINK I GOT IT.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

WE'RE WILLING TO RISK OUR LIVES
A LITTLE BIT

FOR THE PEACE OF BEING
ON THE BAY.

IT'S WORTH IT.

AND YOU TAKE EVERYTHING
IN STRIDE.

YOU HAVE RESPECT FOR THE LAKE,
YOU'LL MAKE IT.

THIS IS GREAT.

EVERYTHING IS A-OKAY,
IN MY OPINION.

LOOK AT THAT.
LOOK AT ALL THAT CLEARANCE.

I HAD TO FIGHT FOR MY HOUSE
AND MY SURVIVAL TODAY.

I FEEL ALIVE, MORE ALIVE
THAN I'VE EVER FELT

IN MY ENTIRE EXISTENCE
LIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS.

WE MADE IT, BABY!
WE MADE IT.

I LOVE YOU,
DARLING.

YOU'RE THE BEST.
YOU'RE THE BEST.

FOR DECADES, THE LAKE
AND ITS PROMISE OF LIVING FREE

HAS ATTRACTED REBELS

SEEKING THE INDEPENDENCE
OF LIFE OFF THE GRID.

IF IT GOES ON THE TOP,
IT'LL MAKE IT TIPPIER, RIGHT?

DON'T YOU THINK?
YEAH.

IMAN KASSAM AND JESSICA FLORIO
WERE NO EXCEPTION,

ALTHOUGH THEIR TIMING WAS BOLD.

THERE'S PROBABLY, LIKE,

A WAY MORE EFFICIENT WAY
OF DOING THIS.

IT NEEDS ATTACHED?

IT'S SUCH A SCARY TRANSITION

TO MOVE ON A HOUSEBOAT
IN THE WINTER DURING FREEZE-UP

FOR THE FIRST TIME.

BUT WE'RE PRETTY ADVENTUROUS,
YOU KNOW?

WE'RE YOUNG. WE'RE CRAZY.
WHY NOT? WHY NOT?

DON'T TIP US.

AS THE FREEZE GETS CLOSER
AND AS MORE ICE IS ON THE LAKE,

I AM A LITTLE BIT
MORE NERVOUS.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
AAH!

THE NEWBIES,
IMAN AND JESSICA,

MAKE A VIDEO DIARY OF THEIR
FIRST NIGHTS AS HOUSEBOATERS,

EXPERIENCING THE MAGIC
OF A LAKE ABOUT TO FREEZE.

YOU SEE THIS LAYER
OF ICE AT ALL?

THIS IS ALL WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.

THIS THIN...

LITTLE LAYER OF ICE
IS REALLY COLD, OBVIOUSLY.

AND THIS FORMED IN...
I DON'T KNOW...

LESS THAN AN HOUR.

AND YOU CAN HEAR IT FORMING
ALL ACROSS THE LAKE RIGHT NOW.

IT'S, LIKE, GOING...

I REALLY LOVE ICE.

DO THAT AGAIN.

TAKE A PIECE OF ICE

AND THEN THROW IT
ON THE REST OF THE ICE,

AND YOU CAN HEAR... LISTEN.

THESE HOME VIDEOS SHOW
THE NAIVE WONDER THEY BOTH FELT,

NEWLY ARRIVED, AS THE LAKE
AROUND THEM STARTED TO FREEZE.

WE GOT ICE ON THE LAKE.
JUST A LITTLE BIT.

IT'LL MELT THROUGHOUT THE DAY,

BUT WE GOT THE SMALLEST LITTLE
LAYER OF ICE ON THE LAKE TODAY.

THAT WAS PRETTY MAGICAL.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S, LIKE,
A REALLY POWERFUL SYSTEM,

OUR ENVIRONMENT.

BUT A SHORT 10 HOURS
AFTER THIS VIDEO WAS FILMED...

EEE!

...THEIR NEW WORLD
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.

AAH!

SO, I'M AT THE BACK OF THE BOAT,

AND I HEAR IMAN
SCREAMING MY NAME.

MY GOD!

AND YOU KNOW THAT FEELING WHERE
YOUR HEART JUST SORT OF SINKS?

YOU JUST KNOW
SOMETHING IS WRONG.

AND I JUST BOLTED
TO THE FRONT DOOR

I, RIGHT AWAY, SAW
THAT SHE WAS IN THE WATER.

SHE HAD FALLEN THROUGH THE ICE,
AND SHE LOOKED SO SCARED.

OKAY.

TAKE MY BOOTS OFF.

OKAY.

YOU'RE OKAY.
HEY, LOOK AT ME. YOU'RE OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA GET INSIDE,

TAKE ALL YOUR CLOTHES OFF.
TAKE OFF MY BOOTS.

SHE WAS JUST YELLING, LIKE,
THAT SHE COULDN'T FEEL HER FEET,

AND SO I YANKED HER BOOTS OFF.

AND THEN WE KIND OF HALF-CRAWLED
AND WE HALF-DRAGGED HER INSIDE

AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

YOU'RE OKAY.
YOU'RE OKAY.

SIT IN FRONT OF THE FIRE.

I HAD LOST ALL SENSATION
OF MY TOES, MY LEGS.

AND IT WAS SO CLEAR TO ME HOW
IMPOSSIBLE IT WAS TO GET OUT.

LIKE, I JUST DIDN'T FEEL STRONG.

AND I WAS BREATHING SO PANICKY
AND HEAVILY,

AND IT WAS...
IT WAS A REALLY WEIRD FEELING.

THIS IS YOUR BOOT.

I WAS LUCKY THAT I WENT THROUGH
THE ICE CLOSE TO THE HOUSE

WHEN PEOPLE WERE AROUND.

I'VE HEARD STORIES
OF PEOPLE ON THE LAKE

THAT HAVE FALLEN THROUGH
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE.

PEOPLE HAVE DIED FALLING
THROUGH THE ICE.

THE LAKE'S NOT PLAYING
BY OUR RULES,

WE'RE PLAYING
BY THE LAKE'S RULES.

IT WAS REALLY SCARY.

WE'RE DRIVING BETWEEN
TWO BODIES OF OPEN WATER,

AND YOU CAN HEAR THE CRACKING
FROM THE PRESSURE WAVE

THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT.

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POPPED THE ICE.
WE POPPED THE ICE.

STOP! STOP!

AS WE GO BEHIND
THE SCENES ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

CAMERAS ROLLED
WITH EXTREME CAUTION

DURING THE TWO
MOST DEADLY SEASONS,

FREEZE-UP IN THE FALL

AND BREAK-UP IN THE SPRING,

WHEN MEGATONS OF ICE FLOES
BEGIN TO FORM OR THAW.

THIS IS A CRAZY BREAK-UP.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A BREAK-UP
LIKE THIS.

THE ICE CONDITIONS
HERE ON THE LAKE

HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY
IN THE LAST 48 HOURS.

NOW YOU'VE GOT GREEN ICE,
WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY DEADLY,

AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SAFE ICE,
WHICH IS WHITE ICE.

IT WAS A FEW WEEKS
BEFORE BREAK-UP,

DURING A FRIENDLY
COMMUNITY COMPETITION,

WHEN THE LAKE SENT OUT ITS FIRST
WARNING TO CAST AND CREW.

THIN ICE IS HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU,

WE'RE BOILING!
WE'RE BOILING!

WE'RE BOILING!
WE'RE BOILING HERE, BOSS!

COME ON, HURRY UP!

****
WHOA! JOHN!

MEDIC! MEDIC!

YOU DON'T WANT TO FALL
IN THIS WATER.

YOU HAVE SECONDS TO GET OUT.

I GOT YOU, I GOT YOU,
I GOT YOU.

YOU CAN'T BREATHE.

JUST THE SHOCK OF THE WATER,
IT TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY,

AND YOU JUST PANIC.

MEDIC!

MANY PEOPLE
HAVE DIED IN THIS LAKE.

I GOT YOU,
I GOT YOU, I GOT YOU.

THE LAKE CLAIMS
A VICTIM, A VETERAN,

THE VERY FIRST HOUSEBOATER,
JOHN ALEXANDER...

YOU ALL RIGHT, BUD?

YOU FALL INTO THAT WATER,
YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM.

HOW YOU DOING? OKAY?

THIS ISN'T
THE FIRST TIME, BOSS.

...A STARK REMINDER
THAT CELEBRATION ON THE ICE

CAN BE SHORT-LIVED

AND THAT THE LAKE IS ALWAYS
IN CONTROL.

WE'VE NEVER LOST
A HOUSEBOATER.

WE'VE LOST A COUPLE SORT
OF "CIVILIANS," IF YOU WILL.

YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH.

BUT WE NEVER LOST
A HOUSEBOATER.

FIGHTING THE JAGGED ICE
LEFT JOHN BRUISED AND BLEEDING,

FORCING HIM
TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

ONCE YOU START GETTING
TOO CONFIDENT WITH THE ICE,

THAT'S WHEN IT GETS DANGEROUS.

JOHN, ARE YOU OKAY?
YOU ALL RIGHT?

100%.
YEAH?

I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.

DO YOU NEED ME TO TAKE YOU BACK
AND GET SOME MORE CLOTHES?

I'M NOT GONNA HEAR THE END
OF THIS FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

A LOT OF THE PEOPLE FROM TOWN

WOULDN'T EVEN VENTURE OUT ONTO
THE ICE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR

FOR FEAR OF FALLING THROUGH.

YOUR HAND LOOKS LIKE IT WENT
THROUGH THE RINGER THERE.

- IT'S ALONG THE SIDE HERE.
- REALLY?

YEAH.
SEE A LITTLE BIT THERE?

YEAH.
JUST ANOTHER WAR WOUND.

WELL, BREAK-UP'S COMING PRETTY
SOON, AND IT'S QUITE DANGEROUS.

THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS,
WHEN YOU FALL THROUGH THE ICE.

TO SURVIVE SPRING HERE

REQUIRES PARENTS TEACHING
THEIR CHILDREN

A DIFFERENT SET
OF SURVIVAL SKILLS,

AS GARY VAILLANCOURT BRINGS
HIS DAUGHTER, MOLLY, IN TOW

FOR A LIFE-OR-DEATH LESSON

IN SURVIVING THE LAKE
AS ITS ICE BREAKS APART.

I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING.

I DON'T ABOUT THIS ONE.

THIS IS LIKE
THROWING YOURSELF...

MY GOD!

THAT'S HOW QUICK
IT HAPPENS.

AND NOW I'M THERE,
FREAKING OUT.

IT WAS DEFINITELY STARTLING

TO HAVE MY DAD FALL
THROUGH THE ICE

WHEN I WASN'T ANTICIPATING THAT,

'CAUSE HE'S A BIT
OF A VETERAN HOUSEBOATER,

SO I THOUGHT HE KNEW WHERE...
WHAT WAS GOING ON.

AND THEN HE FELL THROUGH,
AND I WAS KIND OF LIKE,

"MAN. THIS IS NOT
LOOKING GOOD FOR ME."

HAVING LIVED
ON THE LAKE FOR OVER 30 YEARS,

GARY HAS SURVIVED
MANY CLOSE CALLS

AND SHOWS MOLLY THE PROPER WAY
TO SURVIVE A FALL.

LIKE A PRO!

AND THEN GO GET DRY.

SO, THIS IS JUST A TASTE.

IT'S NOT THE REAL THING.
THE REAL THING IS TERRIFYING.

YOU ARE IN BIG TROUBLE

IF YOU ARE DOING
WHAT WE WERE DOING TODAY.

AND YOU'VE GOT VERY LITTLE TIME
TO GET OUT OF THE WATER.

SO, YOU KNOW,
THE BEST THING TO DO

IS TO LEARN HOW TO AVOID IT.

SO THAT'S
WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO TODAY.

NOW, REMEMBER,
PRACTICE YOUR DROPPING.

THERE YOU GO.

AAH!

FIRST THING YOU GOT TO
WORRY ABOUT IS PANIC, ALL RIGHT?

GARY TEACHES MOLLY
TO ROLL AWAY FROM THIN ICE,

THEREBY SPREADING HER WEIGHT.

WELL DONE.
THAT'S AWESOME.

I WAS SCARED WHEN
I FIRST POPPED THROUGH THAT ICE.

LIKE, IT WAS REAL.

AND THE SHOCK KIND OF HITS YOU
RIGHT AT ONCE,

AND IT'S JUST...
IT BECOMES A REALITY,

AND IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG,
I COULD BE IN SERIOUS DANGER.

WITH THINNING ICE
SURPRISING EVEN VETERAN HOUSEBOATERS,

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
KATHRYN HAYDN-HAYS WAS CONCERNED

CONDITIONS WERE BECOMING
TOO DANGEROUS FOR FILMING.

SO, WITH SAFETY PERSONNEL
STANDING BY,

SHE TESTS THE ICE'S INTEGRITY

AND THE FLOAT SUITS
THE CREW WOULD BE WEARING

WHILE SHOOTING.

AAH!

THE IDEA IS
THAT YOU HAVE THESE SUITS,

AND IF YOU BREAK
THROUGH THE ICE,

THEY'RE SUPPOSED
TO KEEP YOU ALIVE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OUT THERE
DAY-TO-DAY WORKING IN THESE,

BUT, YOU KNOW,
NOBODY REALLY KNOWS.

NOBODY'S HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THAT.

SO WHAT DOES KATHRYN DO?

SHE DELIBERATELY GOES INTO
THE WATER IN THE FLOAT SUIT

TO VERIFY
THAT THEY ACTUALLY WORK

AND THAT THEY'RE GONNA
KEEP HER CREW SAFE.

WHOA!

****

- THEY FLOAT!

THEY FLOAT!

YES!

THEY ARE NOT AIRTIGHT!

HOLY ****

THE FLOAT SUITS ARE DESIGNED

TO KEEP EVEN AN UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON FLOATING AWAITING RESCUE,

AND THEY BECOME ESSENTIAL TO
SHOOTING ON THE CRUMBLING LAKE.

I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN GLOVES.

KNOWING WHAT TO DO
AFTER FALLING THROUGH THE ICE

GREATLY REDUCES
THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH.

MY GOD!
IT'S SO **** COLD!

THE GOOD NEWS IS
YOU'LL FLOAT.

THE BAD NEWS IS... YOU DO GET
REALLY COLD IN THESE SUITS.

BUT, HEY,
I KNOW THAT WE'LL BE ALIVE.

WITH DAYS LEFT
BEFORE THE LAKE'S ICE GIVES WAY,

THE CREW FOLLOWED
FISHERMAN BRIAN ABBOTT,

OUT FOR HIS LAST DAY
OF ICE FISHING.

TODAY, I'M GONNA
PULL THE NETS OUT.

THIS'LL BE THE LAST DAY.

IT'LL BE A MONTH
TO MAYBE EVEN SIX WEEKS

BEFORE THE LAKE IS SAFE ENOUGH

TO START FISHING
WITH A BOAT AGAIN.

WE'VE PROBABLY ONLY GOT
24, 36 HOURS,

AND IT'S GONNA START
GETTING UNSAFE.

I'M HOPING THIS'LL BE
A BIG HAUL,

'CAUSE THIS IS THE LAST RUN
FOR THE SEASON.

AS BRIAN HEADS OUT

ON A 35-MILE JOURNEY
TO HIS NET LINE,

THE CREW PACKS UP
TO FOLLOW HIM.

ALL RIGHT,

LET'S PACK IT UP, GUYS.
ROLL 'EM UP.

WE WERE FILMING BRIAN'S
LAST FISHING TRIP OF THE SEASON,

AND IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT
THAT WE WERE OUT THERE WITH HIM

TO FILM
THAT LAST EXPERIENCE.

BUT THE ICE WAS VERY SKETCHY.

SO WE HAD
THE ARCTIC RESPONSE SAFETY UNIT

AND WE TOOK A VEHICLE CALLED
THE ARGO.

AND IT'S SORT OF LIKE
A MINI-TANK,

BUT IT'S LIKE A CONVERTIBLE.

THIS IS ACTUALLY
A PRETTY COOL VEHICLE.

HOPEFULLY,
IT'LL KEEP US ALIVE, RIGHT?

THE CREW SHOOTING
THIS DANGEROUS SCENE

FOLLOW BEHIND
ON A SEMI-AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE,

WHICH WILL HOLD THEM
AND ALL THEIR GEAR,

SUPPORTED BY
AN ARCTIC FIRST RESPONDER.

TODAY, WE'RE HEADED
ABOUT 26 KILOMETERS

OUT ONTO GREAT SLAVE LAKE,
OUT TO THE FISHNETS.

AND WE'RE ON
AN ARGO 8x8 TRACK VEHICLE.

GREAT. READY?
HERE WE GO.

THERE WILL BE FIVE OF US
GOING OUT TODAY,

AND WE'LL BE LOOKING
FOR ANY SOFT SPOTS IN THE ICE,

ANY OPEN WATER.

WE'LL TRY TO AVOID IT.

THE ICE IS INCREDIBLY SKETCHY
OUT THERE.

IT'S ALREADY MIDDLE OF MAY,
SO IT'S BREAKING UP FAST.

THE SIX-FEET-DEEP ICE IS
NOW ONLY THREE INCHES IN SOME SPOTS,

BARELY ABLE
TO SUPPORT THE VEHICLE,

WHICH MUST MAINTAIN
A CONSTANT SPEED

IN ORDER
TO AVOID DROPPING THROUGH.

YEAH. YEAH.
THE PRESSURE WAVE.

WE'RE DRIVING BETWEEN
TWO BODIES OF OPEN WATER,

SO THERE'S ABOUT 50 FEET
ON EITHER SIDE OF US

OF THAT OPEN WATER,

AND YOU CAN HEAR THE CRACKING
FROM THE PRESSURE WAVE

THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT.

IT'S KIND OF WEIRD.

NONE OF US
WERE TOO WORRIED, THOUGH,

BECAUSE NOBODY THOUGHT THAT
ANYTHING BAD WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

YEAH.

****

STOP! STOP!

TRY AND LIFT THAT THING.
CAN YOU LIFT IT?

LIFT IT HARDER.
HARDER!

HARDER.

YOU WERE BASICALLY
IN A VERY SMALL SPACE,

AND THE WATER
IS PRETTY MUCH LEVEL

WITH THE SIDES OF THE ARGO.

AND THERE'S NOTHING AROUND US

BUT THE SAME COMPROMISED,
WEAK-LOOKING ICE.

AS SOON AS I WOULD GIVE IT
THE GAS,

IT WAS JUST CHEWING
THROUGH THE ICE.

SO IT WAS JUST...

IT WAS SORT OF DEEPENING
THE HOLE THAT WE WERE IN,

MAKING MORE WATER AROUND,

BUT WE WEREN'T MAKING
ANY PROGRESS.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
IT'S MAKING IT WORSE.

MAN.

****

PULL!

PULL, PULL.
COME ON!

I TOTALLY THOUGHT
IT WAS HOPELESS.

IT WAS JUST CREATING
MORE SLUSH AROUND IT.

I MEAN, IN MY MIND,
I'M THINKING,

"THERE'S NO **** WAY

THAT THAT THING'S EVER GONNA
GET OUT ON THE ICE."

ONE OF
THE MOST CHALLENGING SEASONS

ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE
IS BREAK-UP,

WHEN 10,000 SQUARE MILES OF ICE
LET GO, SOMETIMES...

JOHN! I GOT YOU.
...RIGHT UNDER YOUR FEET.

AS WE JOURNEY BEHIND THE SCENES
ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE,

BRIAN ABBOTT HAS TAKEN OFF
ACROSS THE THAWING ICE

FOR HIS LAST
ICE-FISHING VENTURE.

THE CREW WAS ON THEIR WAY
TO SHOOTING...

****

POPPED THE ICE.
WE POPPED THE ICE.

STOP! STOP!

...WHEN THEIR AMPHIBIOUS MACHINE
PLUNGED THROUGH THE THIN ICE...

TAKING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
OF EQUIPMENT WITH IT

AND STRANDING THE CREW
ON UNSTABLE ICE.

WE NEED TO GET THE GEAR
OUT OF THERE, THE ELECTRONICS.

AT THAT POINT,

IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT
WE REMEMBER OUR TRAINING.

AND YOU CAN'T JUST,
LIKE, GET OUT AND WALK,

'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BREAK
THROUGH THE ICE.

SO YOU HAVE TO DO, LIKE,
A BODY ROLL,

BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING
AROUND US

BUT THE SAME COMPROMISED,
WEAK-LOOKING ICE.

TYLER, OUR ARCTIC RESPONSE
SAFETY GUY...

BLESS HIS HEART.

HE'S ACTUALLY TRYING
ONE OF HIS RESCUE METHODS.

THE IDEA IS THAT HE HAS A WINCH
ON THE FRONT OF THE ARGO

AND HE HAS AN ICE SCREW.

AND THE IDEA IS THAT HE SCREWS
IN THE ICE SCREW INTO THE ICE.

THEN, HE USES THE WINCH
TO PULL THE ARGO OUT.

EVERYBODY ON THE CREW,

WE WERE LOOKING AT EACH OTHER
AND WATCHING THIS HAPPEN.

AND, "OKAY, YEAH,
WE'LL BE GOOD SPORTS."

BUT, I MEAN, IN MY MIND,
I'M THINKING,

"THERE'S NO **** WAY

THAT THAT THING'S
EVER GONNA GET OUT ON THE ICE."

EVERYBODY'S READY?

READY.
GO AHEAD. WINCH.

GOOD.

PULL!

PULL. PULL.

COME ON.

COME ON!

THE WATER DIDN'T COMING RUSHING
INTO THE ARGO,

SO THAT WAS A GOOD THING.

IT WAS GOING UP
ONTO THE ICE AT ALL.

IT WAS JUST CREATING
MORE SLUSH AROUND IT.

I TOTALLY THOUGHT
IT WAS HOPELESS.

ARE WE GOOD?

THROTTLE.

PULL!

COME ON.

WE DID THIS
LIKE ABOUT 10 TIMES,

AND I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY THOUGHT

THAT THIS THING WAS GETTING
OUT OF THE ICE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, TYLER'S LIKE,
"COME ON, GUYS.

LET'S GIVE IT ONE MORE GO."

OKAY,
WINCH AND THROTTLE.

THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT,
THAT'S IT!

IT STARTED TO CLIMB.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

IT JUST CLIMBED
AND CLIMBED AND CLIMBED.

YEAH, BABY!

WHOO!
WHOO!

UNBELIEVABLE.

IT WAS AMAZING TO ME.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

I MEAN, IT WAS JUST...
IT WAS A GREAT FEELING.

YEAH! YEAH!

YEAH, BABY!

WHOO!

I JUST FELT ELATED.

IT WAS THE BEST FEELING
I'VE FELT ALL DAY.

IT WAS A CLOSE ONE.

AT LEAST I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF
ON THAT.

LET'S GO.

NO? OKAY.

READY?
READY.

THE CREW WAS LUCKY THIS DAY

AND TRAVELED THE REST OF THE WAY
WITHOUT INCIDENT

TO SHOOT THIS SCENE.

GONNA HURT.

I NEED MORE FISH,
BUT... IT IS WHAT IT IS.

I GUESS I CAN'T COMPLAIN.

THE SEASON'S LASTED LONGER
THIS YEAR THAN USUAL, SO.

IT'S QUITE DANGEROUS
THIS TIME OF YEAR

IF YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

SO PART OF BEING SAFE OUT HERE
IS KNOWING THE ICE.

I GOT LOTS OF WATER
AROUND THE HOLES,

OF COURSE,
GETTING THE ICE ALL WET

AND MELTING IT AROUND THE HOLE
MUCH QUICKER.

WHOA!

YOU'RE OUT THERE,
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

THERE'S NOBODY COMING TO GET YOU

UNTIL YOU LET THEM KNOW
THAT YOU'RE STUCK.

MOST OF THE TIME,
YOU'RE OUT OF PHONE SERVICE.

WHY AM I DOING THIS
AND NOBODY ELSE IS?

I'M NOT SURE. MAYBE I AM NUTS.

THE SPRING THAW MOVES

SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS OF ICE
THROUGH THE BAY

AS IT TRANSFORMS THE LAKE BACK
INTO ARCTIC WATERS.

NOW NAVIGATING THIS WORLD
WILL REQUIRE

A CONSTANT BALANCING ACT.

WITH THIS SHOW, I MEAN,

IT WAS A LOT OF
KIND OF SKETCHY SITUATIONS

ON, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA GO
FROM A CANOE TO ANOTHER BOAT.

THEN, WE GOT TO CROSS
ONTO ANOTHER BOAT.

THEN, WE CAN GO
TO WHERE WE'RE GOING.

EVEN WALKING
A FEW FEET BETWEEN HOUSEBOATS

PROVES CHALLENGING.

WHOA.

YOU GOT IT, STEVE.

WHOO!

HOT-DOGGIN' IT.

NEXT.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

HOLY ****

WE ARE OUT OF GAS.

I DON'T THINK
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT OVER THERE,

SO WE MIGHT AS WELL
START WALKING.

RANDY REALIZES
THAT WE'RE JUST HUMANS, RIGHT?

GREAT SLAVE LAKE
DOESN'T PLAY FAVORITES,

AND THE CREW SHOOTING
THE REBELS WHO LIVE HERE

INVARIABLY BECOMES PART OF
THE UNFOLDING DRAMA THEMSELVES.

LOTS OF ICE HERE.

AS FISHERMAN
BRIAN ABBOTT ATTEMPTS

HIS FIRST SPRING FISHING
EXCURSION AFTER BREAK-UP,

HE HITS A ROAMING ICE FLOE,

ONE OF MANY
WHICH CAN LAST INTO SUMMER.

RUNNING OVER TOP OF THE ICE
IS KIND OF HARD ON THE BOAT ITSELF,

BEING FIBERGLASS.

ICE IS ACTUALLY QUITE ABRASIVE.

IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL,
AS WELL,

IT'LL JUST CHEW THE HELL
OUT OF YOUR PROP.

HALFWAY THERE.

BUT, WITH THE CREW
FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND,

BRIAN'S BOAT SUCCUMBS
TO THE ICE.

MY STEERING JUST STRIPPED.

THAT MEANS
I HAVE NO STEERING ANYMORE.

SUFFERING A BREAKDOWN
THIS FAR FROM YELLOWKNIFE BAY

COULD LEAVE BRIAN ADRIFT.

HOLY ****

WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO STEER,

BRIAN BEGINS ROWING
HIS 1,000-POUND BOAT

BACK TO YELLOWKNIFE.

YOU'RE AGAINST THE ELEMENTS.

YOU'RE AGAINST THE LAKE.

YOU'RE AGAINST THE WAVES.
YOU'RE AGAINST THE WIND.

YOU'RE AGAINST THE ICE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIT OF A HARD,
TREACHEROUS LIFE OUT HERE.

WELL, THAT'S NOT GOOD.

AFTER THREE HOURS
OF TRYING TO PADDLE BACK,

BRIAN REQUESTED HELP
GETTING OUT OF ROUGH CURRENTS

IN ORDER TO MAKE IT
BACK TO THE BAY.

SO, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE OUT
BREAKING THROUGH THE ICE.

BRIAN LOST THE STEERING
ON HIS BOAT.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS

WE TIED BOTH THE BOATS TOGETHER,

AND OUR JOB IS TO HELP GUIDE HIM
IN THE PROPER DIRECTION

AND MAKE SURE
THAT WE MISS ALL THE ROCKS.

HE'S GOT A MOTOR,
SO HE CAN KEEP GOING STRAIGHT,

BUT HE HAS NO WAY
OF STEERING RIGHT NOW.

SO WE HAVE TO KIND OF NAVIGATE
AND THREAD THE NEEDLE.

THE SAME ROAMING ICE SHEETS

WHICH TOOK OUT BRIAN'S STEERING

BLOCKED RANDY FROM FLOATING
HIS METAL PONTOONS

INTO YELLOWKNIFE BAY...

WELL, IT'S A LITTLE BIT FREAKY

ONCE THE ICE KIND OF CLOSES IN
AROUND YOU, AND IT ENGULFS YOU.

AND THEN YOU WIND UP
TRAPPED IN IT.

...FORCING HIM TO TIE OFF HERE,

MILES AWAY FROM HIS DESTINATION.
AND CIVILIZATION.

SO, FOR NOW, FOR THE TIME BEING,

THIS IS GONNA BE
THE RESTING-PLACE FOR THIS RAFT.

I'M GONNA GO BACK OVER TO
MY HOUSEBOAT

AND I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN

AND I'M GONNA LOOK AT
MY NUMBERS AGAIN

AND REALLY TRY TO CONSIDER

WHERE I UNDERESTIMATED
THE WEIGHT OF THIS RAFT.

AT THAT POINT,

I'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'LL BE
ABLE TO PUT ON HERE FOR A CABIN.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE WIND,
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY.

BUT RANDY IS NOT
THE ONLY ONE STRANDED

AFTER WAITING HOURS
FOR THE ICE TO GIVE WAY.

YEAH.

DON'T WORRY.
THAT WASN'T ON...

HOLY ****

WOW.
SO, WE MADE IT BY THE...

YEAH, I DON'T THINK
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT OVER THERE

WITH THAT IN THERE,

SO WE MIGHT AS WELL
START WALKING.

AFTER WAITING
FOR THE ICE TO CLEAR...

THERE'S A TRAIL
THAT GOES BACK OVER THIS WAY.

...PRODUCTION'S POWERBOAT IS NOW
OUT OF GAS,

AND THE CAST AND CREW
ARE STRANDED

MILES FROM THE NEAREST TOWN.

WE RAN OUT OF GAS,
AND WE ARE ONSHORE SOMEWHERE...

SOMEWHERE
OUTSIDE OF YELLOWKNIFE.

WE'RE HIKING OVER
TO HOPEFULLY MEET

OUR SUPERVISING PRODUCER,
ARI,

WHO WILL HOPEFULLY HAVE GAS
FOR US.

GOOD TIMES, YO.
GOOD TIMES.

AS THE CREW TREKS
MILES THROUGH ROCKY TERRAIN,

FATIGUE BEGINS TO SET IN.

CAREFUL.
THESE ROCKS AREN'T STEADY.

GOT TO BE **** KIDDING ME.

****

NOW, BE CAREFUL WITH THESE,
'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT REAL...

YOU CAN HOLD ON TO THEM,
BUT THEY'RE ****

THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE THIS...

NO, NOT THIS.
GO WITH THIS.

...IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA.

I GOTCHA.

THERE YOU GO.

HANG ON.
HERE, TAKE THIS, ARIEL.

THESE ROCKS AREN'T STEADY.

CANADIAN RANGER RANDY
IS ALREADY A QUARTER-MILE AHEAD,

SETTING A FAST PACE,
TRYING TO BEAT THE SETTING SUN.

****

RANDY REALIZES
THAT WE'RE JUST HUMANS, RIGHT?

WE'VE BEEN WORKING IN SOME
INCREDIBLY TOUGH CONDITIONS,

AND EVERYBODY WAS JUST...
THEY JUST SUCKED IT UP.

OUR TEAM'S BEEN SOLID
ALL THE WAY ACROSS,

SO COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.

TURN THE **** MIKE OFF.

Steph, are you there?

HEY, HON.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?

There's a bear on the island.

Get dora.
Get off the island.

NO **** WAY.

****
JUST TOOK OFF.

DORA! DORA!

DURING SHOOTING
ON YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

SPRING HAS BROUGHT
MUCH-NEEDED RELIEF

TO THE HOUSEBOATERS
AND THE CREW.

ON A SMALL ISLAND
NEAR THE HOUSEBOATS,

STEPHAN HERVIEUX IS BUILDING AN
ALTAR FOR HIS UPCOMING WEDDING.

HERE IT IS
24 HOURS AND COUNTING

BEFORE I'M SUPPOSED
TO BE MARRIED,

AND I'VE GOT TO BUILD AN ALTAR.

I'VE GOT TO BUILD TABLES.

I GOT TO BUILD A FIRE PIT.

AND I'VE GOT LIKE NO TIME LEFT.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

I FOUND A GREAT
LOCATION FOR THE WEDDING.

IT'S ON THE HIGHEST POINT
ON JOLLIFFE ISLAND,

OVERLOOKING YELLOWKNIFE BAY
AND THE HOUSEBOATS.

THIS IS GONNA GO, LIKE,
FROM HERE TO THERE.

ATTENTION.
A BLACK BEAR MAY CURRENTLY...

BUT SPRING IS ALSO THE TIME

WHEN BLACK BEARS ROUSE
FROM THEIR DEN

AND GO LOOKING FOR FOOD.

...IF YOU CANNOT EVACUATE.

TAKE ALL FOOD INDOORS.

Steph, Steph, are you there?

HEY, HON.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?

There's a bear on the island.
WHAT?!

I just heard
there's a bear on the island.

Get dora.
Get off the island.

NO **** WAY.

****
JUST TOOK OFF.

Are you there?
What's going on?

DORA! DORA!

GUYS, THERE'S A BEAR
ON THE ISLAND.

WE HAVE TO GET ON THE BOAT.

YOU GUYS, GUESS WHAT.
THAT CHOPPER IS OUTSIDE.

WE GOT A BEAR
ON THE ISLAND.

WE'VE GOT
A FISH PLANT WITH FISH,

AND THAT'S PROBABLY
THE MOST LIKELY REASON

HE WAS ON THE ISLAND
TO BEGIN WITH.

WE BETTER GET THIS STUFF
MOVED OUT OF THE DOOR HERE

AND GET
THIS DOOR CLOSED.

YEAH, WE'VE GOT TO GET
THAT BACK DOOR CLOSED.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
BUM-BUM?

COME HERE. COME HERE.

ARE YOU OKAY?

CRAZY DORA.
SCARED THE **** OUT OF ME.

ALLYCE?

Go ahead.
I GOT HER.

I'M COMING HOME NOW.

Good.

I'll keep an eye out,
let you know if I see anything.

10-4. LET'S GO.

BEAR PROBLEMS, FOR US, IS REALLY
ONLY THIS TIME OF YEAR.

WHEN THEY'RE FRESH
OUT OF HIBERNATION,

THEY'RE DESPERATELY TRYING
TO GET FOOD,

SO THEY SWIM ACROSS HERE.

YOU DO NOT WANT
A BEAR STUCK ON THE ISLAND.

IT'S OUR BACKYARD.

BEARS ARE PRETTY SMART,

AND THEY FIGURE OUT
HOW TO OPEN UP THE DOOR HANDLE.

DON'T SAY THAT.

I THINK THAT DOOR
SHOULD CLOSE NOW. TRY IT.

SHE SHOULD.

****

COME ON, PUP.

IN THE CANOE.
LET'S GO.

UP, UP, UP.
LET'S GO. UP, UP.

THANK GOD THEY MADE IT.

DID YOU EVER SEE HIM?

NO, I DIDN'T SEE HIM,
BUT I HEARD IT ON THE RADIO.

ALL PERSONS,
INCLUDING THE CREW,

ARE EVACUATED OFF THE ISLAND,

HALTING PRODUCTION
FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IS
UP HERE

AND THEY APPEAR TO HAVE
MAYBE SPOTTED THE BEAR.

BUT WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING
ON DOING

IS FLUSHING THE BEAR
OFF THE ISLAND.

IF THAT ALL GOES WELL,
THEN WE'LL BE HAPPY,

AND WE'LL BE ABLE
TO RESUME SHOOTING

WITHOUT HAVING THE WORRY
OF BEING MAULED BY A BEAR.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY,
TRY TO GET YOURSELF TO SAFETY,

BUT WE DON'T WANT TO RUN.

RUNNING IS POTENTIALLY
GONNA TRIGGER

SOME PREDATORY INSTINCT
IN THE BEAR.

YOU DON'T NECESSARILY
WANT TO BE SCREAMING.

YOU WANT TO BE MAINTAINING
A CALM, CONFIDENT VOICE.

BACK AWAY FROM THE BEAR

AND THEN SLOWLY GET YOURSELF
TO SOMEWHERE SAFE,

SUCH AS A BOAT OR ON THE
BARGE THERE BY THE HOUSEBOATS.

PEOPLE HERE... THAT'S
WHAT THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

BEARS SWIM.
THEY SWIM VERY, VERY WELL.

THEY SWAM TO THE ISLAND
THAT IS THEIR MAIN PLACE

WHERE THEY GO EAT
AND WHERE THEY WALK THEIR DOGS

AND WHERE THEY TRAVEL
UP AND DOWN THE ISLAND

TO GET TO ONE ANOTHER.

AND SO NOW THIS REAL-LIFE
SITUATION IS UNFOLDING,

AND IT'S REALLY...
IT'S DANGEROUS.

IT'S DANGEROUS
FOR THE HOUSEBOATERS,

AND IT'S DANGEROUS
FOR OUR CREW.

SO WE HAVE TO BE
REALLY, REALLY CAREFUL

AND PROTECT OURSELVES
AND BE SAFE.

THE BEAR WAS
EVENTUALLY FLUSHED OUT,

SWIMMING TO AN UNINHABITED PART
OF THE LAKE.

JUST ANOTHER DAY
IN YELLOWKNIFE.

THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN.

IT'S "GREAT SLAVE LAKE"
FOR A REASON.

I SAY YOU SWIM FOR IT.

THE WATER'S
ONLY 10 DEGREES CELSIUS.

LIVING ON GREAT SLAVE LAKE...

GUYS, THERE'S A BEAR
ON THE ISLAND.

...IS A NEVER-ENDING
BATTLE AGAINST MOTHER NATURE.

MEDIC!

AND AS THE CREW FILMED

THE GREAT SLAVE LAKE REBELS'
STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE...

****

...THEY OFTEN FOUND THEMSELVES
IN THE GRIPS OF DANGER.

WHOO!

BUT, TODAY, AS SPRING SUNSHINE

ALLOWS HOUSEBOATERS TO ENJOY
THE LAKE'S PRISTINE WATERS,

OVER IN YELLOWKNIFE BAY,

IT'S THE LAST DAY OF SHOOTING

FOR THE FIRST SEASON
OF "ICE LAKE REBELS."

AND "PIKE" MIKE HARRISON HAS
INVITED THE COMMUNITY

OVER TO HIS NEW SPOT
ON DOG ISLAND

FOR A HOUSEBOAT-WARMING
CELEBRATION.

HEY, MIKE.

WE'RE A TIGHT COMMUNITY,

BUT EVERYBODY LIVES OUT HERE

BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE
LEFT ALONE FOR THE MOST PART.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS NICE
WHEN WE GET TOGETHER

AND ENJOY
SOME GOOD CONVERSATION,

SOME GOOD FOOD,

AND THESE FEW MONTHS OF SUMMER.

IT'S A NICE REMINDER,
AFTER A LONG, COLD WINTER,

OF WHY WE DO THIS,
WHY WE LIVE ON THE LAKE.

THE REBELS ALSO BROUGHT
MIKE A FEW HOUSEBOAT-WARMING GIFTS

TO HELP HIM SURVIVE

WHATEVER THE LAKE THROWS HIS WAY
AT HIS NEW LOCATION.

CHECK IT OUT, BOSS.

RIGHT ON!
A BACKUP ANCHOR.

I'M TELLING YOU, BRO!

RIGHT?

YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED.
YEAH, REAL GOOD MAN.

THAT THING WILL DIG IN
LIKE A LINESMAN FOR THE NFL.

AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PART,
SO YOU KNOW IT'S LEGITIMATE...

CHECK IT OUT.

"MADE IN CANADA."

DUDE, THIS IS REAL STEEL.

I GOT IT.
THANK YOU.

THANKS.
YOU'RE WELCOME, BROTHER.

THAT'S A REAL GOOD
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

HEY, I BROUGHT YOU
A COUPLE OF GIFTS.

YOU'RE GONNA FREEZE IN
THIS WINTER,

SO YOU'RE GONNA NEED SOMETHING
TO SWEEP YOUR DECKS

AND BREAK YOUR ICE.

THAT MOP'S REAL HANDY.
THAT'S GOOD FOR THE BOAT.

AND THAT'S
A DARN-GOOD NEEDLEBAR.

IT'S A GOOD NEEDLEBAR,
YEAH.

IT'LL BREAK THE ICE AWAY
FROM YOUR BOAT.

NOW, A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T KNOW
HOW TO USE A NEEDLEBAR,

BUT I CAN CHISEL OUT A HOLE
IN FOUR FEET OF ICE

IN HALF AN HOUR
WITH A NEEDLEBAR.

YOU BETCHA.
THANK YOU, MAN.

YOU'LL PROBABLY NEED IT THERE
THIS WINTER, THIS FALL THERE.

I'M SURE ABOUT IT.

HEY, MIKE,
I BROUGHT YOU A PRESENT,

BUT I'M NOT BRINGING IT
DOWN THERE.

THIS IS IN CASE YOU SINK.

BOY!
WELL, I SAY!

GOOD. REAL GOOD.

THERE YOU GO.
SOMETHING TO KEEP YOU AFLOAT.

REAL, REAL, REAL GOOD PIECE
OF EQUIPMENT THERE, MOLLY.

THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR THE FISH, MIKE.

IT'S AWESOME.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

AND CUT.
WE'RE WRAPPED.

THANK YOU, GUYS, SO MUCH!

WHOO-HOO-HOO!

YOU'RE AWAY
FROM YOUR FAMILY FOR MONTHS,

WORKING WITH PEOPLE
THAT YOU'VE JUST MET.

AND TO BRING
YOUR PROFESSIONAL GAME

EVERY SINGLE DAY
IS ONE THING,

BUT TO DO IT
IN THESE EXTREME CONDITIONS?

YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE.

THANK YOU TO KATHRYN!

LIVING ON A HOUSEBOAT
IS A VERY DANGEROUS LIFE.

AND WE ALL KNOW THAT.

BUT WHAT MAKES IT WORTH IT

IS HAVING FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
WHO GOT YOUR BACK.

AS PIKE MIKE'S PARTY WINDS DOWN,

THE CREW CUTS CAMERAS
AND HEADS BACK TO YELLOWKNIFE.

BUT EVEN ON THE LAST DAY,

GREAT SLAVE LAKE STILL HAS A FEW
MORE SURPRISES UP ITS SLEEVE.

THIS IS A WRAP ON SEASON ONE.

WE JUST DID OUR LAST SHOT.

AND NOW WE CAN'T
GET OUT OF HERE BECAUSE...

THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN.

IT'S "GREAT SLAVE LAKE"
FOR A REASON.

HELP!

IT'S SO FRUSTRATING.

WITH THE ENGINE NOT COOPERATING,

THE CREW CONSIDERS OTHER WAYS
TO REACH CIVILIZATION.

I SAY YOU SWIM FOR IT.

THE WATER'S
ONLY 10 DEGREES CELSIUS.

SMART IDEA, ARI.

SMART IDEA.
I'LL GET US HOME.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

ARE WE PADDLING FOR IT?

ARE WE SERIOUSLY PADDLING
TO SHORE?

ALL RIGHT, SO,
WHICH DIRECTION ARE WE PADDLING?

THAT WAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS SILLY.

WHY DON'T WE MAKE IT
TO RANDY'S HOUSE?

HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO.

THIS IS...
WE GOT A PLAN.

RANDY WILL SAVE US.
PAN OVER TO RANDY'S HOUSE.

HEY, RANDY.

YOU'RE THERE, RIGHT?

RANDY! SAVE US!

SEE? LOOK.

I ALMOST GOT IT GOING.

- MICHAEL?
- YES?

PICK UP A PADDLE.

STOP RECORDING
AND PICK UP A PADDLE.