In Saint-Petersburg this year rescuers removed from the detached floes about 200 people. Despite the danger, fans of winter fishing depart daily for the catch on the ice of the Gulf of Finland. The emergency workers move together with them to patrol the waters.
Victor Nechaev considers himself a very experienced fisherman. The way on foot to the inland of the Gulf of Finland took him more than an hour. He says, the farther from the shore, the better is the fish, according to the "TV Center".
The most desperate fans of ice fishing drill their holes close to the fairway as here is the deepest point of the Gulf of Finland, and if...