How to Survive Falling Through the Ice

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Malia Wollan, How to Survive Falling Through the Ice. New York Times Magazine, Feb 14, 2016.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/1 ... hrough-the-ice.html
("Gordon Giesbrecht, a professor at the University of Manitoba who studies the physiology of being cold")

Note: "look around: Where is the thickest ice? * * * Stretch your arms atop the surface. Flutter-kick your feet until your body is horizontal, like a swimmer’s. Kick harder, using your hands and arms to pull yourself out.
(a) flutter-kick (n; First Known Use circa 1934): "an alternating whipping motion of the legs used in various swimming styles (as the crawl)"
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flutter%20kick
(b) flutter (vi): "simple definition: of a bird or insect : to move or flap the wings quickly without flying"
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flutter
(c) flutter kick
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flutter_kick