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Ice ‘extremely unsafe,’ Hamilton police say after six end up in water
Six people fell through unstable ice near Pier 7; all were rescued safely by Hamilton Police amid warnings of dangerous ice conditions due to warm temperatures.
- On March 7, two youths fell through the ice near the Pier 7 Boardwalk at 121 Haida Ave, and a bystander told officers six people were pulled safely to shore.
- Fluctuating, record-warm temperatures left the ice thin and unstable, with temperatures hitting 18 C on Saturday and onlookers warning the pair to get off the ice.
- Officers and first responders provided first aid to prevent hypothermia, using throw bags and safety equipment to pull everyone ashore while paramedics assessed those involved and one youth was taken to hospital for assessment.
- Hamilton Police Service warned ice conditions are 'extremely unsafe' and urged residents to stay off frozen lakes, ponds and waterways; the marine unit and Toronto Police Service report daily incidents on unsafe ice, while the Lifesaving Society highlights drowning and hypothermia risks.
- Police cautioned that going onto the ice endangers rescuers and bystanders, as four people and several bystanders entered the water trying to help, and the Lifesaving Society says ice should be at least 10 cm thick.
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