It actually is a thing that during heavy conditions, fishand similar creatures have been known to be pulled out of their habitat.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...fall-sky-remote-Australian-town-Lajamanu.html
Because of the huge blizzard they were having, that is what I am going with. Of course it happened to the one dude.
Yeah but wouldn't all the lakes and rivers be covered with ice?