rps wrote:
Ron Lee wrote:
Larry Dighera wrote:

3) He may have been above Lake Tahoe, which is big, deep, and cold. If
I thought the plane is flyable, I'd probably head close to shore before
pulling the CAPS handle as I'm not sufficiently confident of my ability
to swim long distances or tread extremely cold water for an extended
period.

I'll retract the third possibility as Flightaware clearly shows that he
was not over the lake.