ISSAQUAH — Eastside Fire and Rescue, serving communities in east King County, is warning residents to be careful about playing on ice-covered ponds or small lakes during the current cold snap.
Overnight low temperatures in Western Washington have uncharacteristically dipped into the teens and even single digits this week. But Eastside spokeswoman Josie Williams warns that’s no reason to assume ice in the area is safe to walk on.
She notes that a layer of ice is seldom frozen evenly and can be a foot thick in one spot and less than an inch thick in another. And she says falling through ice into frigid water can easily be fatal.
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