OK, guys and gals, here's the question.

If one falls into water over his/her head (let's say out of a pontoon boat in a lake, or accidentally slips while on a steep bank of a deep section of a river) and is wearing his waders, what happens?

When they fill up with water, will they drag him/her to the bottom to a sure death, or will they be no worse than a wet pair of jeans and shirt?

It would seem while in the water, the water in your waders would have the same weight as the water surrounding you and would be no more or less weight than the wet clothing.

I can see where a wading belt, if too tight, could cause the bottoms to baloon up and cause your feet to float higher than your head (bad thing).

I can see where they would be really heavy getting out of the water, but while in the water, what happens?

Thoughts?

Jeff