WATCH: Boston Bicyclist Vlogger Who Fell In Frozen River Tries Again
By Jason Hall
February 25, 2021
Some people just don't learn.
Lucas Brunelle, a Boston cyclist and filmmaker known for vlogging his dangerous rides, filmed himself riding his bike onto the semi-frozen Charles River on February 15, making it about 800 feet before falling through the ice.
Apparently, the mishap didn't stop Brunelle, who confirmed he was the person spotted attempting to ride over the river by the Harvard Bridge, which led to a rescue mission on Sunday (February 21), according to the Cambridge Fire Department.
“I ride my bike the same way I trade stocks,” Brunelle told Boston.com in a phone call. “It’s my nature to take high risks and high return.”
Brunelle said he plans to release footage of the second attempt soon as a follow-up video.
“That one was really epic,” Brunelle told Boston.com.
Julie Wood, the deputy director of the Charles River Watershed Association, is warning local residents to learn from Brunelle's mistake and know the difference between ice skating on a frozen pond or lake compared to a river.
“Because the water is moving, it’s not likely to freeze thick enough to support people recreating on it,” Wood told Boston.com. “The flow of the Charles isn’t so fast that it’s an issue where you’d get swept up in the flow; the issue is the temperature.”
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