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Yes, it's too bad things like this happen, here's a perspective from a different part of the country. The problem with marking a hazard is a liability issue when you attach flags/post a sign etc...who's maintaining it? So a common courtesy here (midwest), especially, but not limited to, in the winter on frozen lakes, you simply drive a stick/tree branch into the snow to indicate a hazard to others. Examples, if you move your fish house/leave an ice chunk on the surface, maybe there's a barb wire fence near the snow top @ an access point. Now, it's not a strict law, not everyone does it, but when you see this you damn sure appreciate it. It's amazing how a branch in a place where a branch normally shouldn't be catches your attention. Plus they actually last for a long time as they don't catch much wind resistance. But since trees don't grow on lakes or above tree line at altitude- just got to remember to bring one with n'stick it on the high side! Every year people hit unseen/unknown objects around here & suffer broken backs, legs, necks and worse. A few people doing a little thing, do more than they know, kinda thing. Things people take for granted: dressing themselves, washing themselves, going to the bathroom, the ability to laugh, the ability to cry, even sneezing! -Are going to be quite painfull for this woman now, for many months, and she was just out having some fun snowmobiling, it's pretty sad. So, just something to think about when you're "out in the wild".
