Shortly after midnight on December 7, 2002, Craig Saarinen rescued his friend after their snowmobile had broken through the ice, at Maude Lake, near Schreiber, Ontario. Mr. Saarinen had managed to get out of the water when he realized that his friend was desperately trying to keep afloat. Missing one boot in minus 28 C temperature, Mr. Saarinen made his way back to the hole in the ice, where he managed to grab hold of his friend's hand and pulled him out. Suffering severe frostbite to his foot, he then began helping his friend toward their cabin. When the victim became numb with cold and could walk no further, the friends decided that Mr. Saarinen would continue alone to get help at the cabin, some three kilometres away. After the victim had been picked up, both men were taken to a hospital for treatment.