In less than a week, at least five Canadians have died after falling into icy bodies of water, renewing safety concerns as parts of the country see higher-than-normal temperatures.

  • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Personally I always test the thickness of a lake and avoid it completely until the ice is at least 6" thick. It’s overkill, but lakes don’t freeze evenly so even if it’s 6" in one spot it may be thinner elsewhere. Although not everyone has an ice auger to test it either.