Tag: winter drownings

Recent News A Stark Reminder That No Ice Is 100% Safe

Posted on February 1, 2023

Last Saturday, with temperatures hovering in the mid-teens, an experienced ice-angler died when his ATV broke through the ice on Lake Waubesa. A few days prior, a woman walking her dog fell through the ice near the Spring Harbor Boat Launch but was saved thanks to the quick thinking of a nearby fisherman. It might …

More Children and Youth Drowning as Warming Temperatures Create Unstable Lake Ice

Posted on November 18, 2020

by Sandra McLean, York University and Adam Hinterthuer, UW-Madison FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: – Most projections about the dangers of climate change focus on excessive heat as a pressing threat to human lives. But, according to a new study from an international team of researchers, the colder parts of the year are also becoming more deadly …