US EditionDon't Walk on the Icy Potomac River. If You Fall in, Here's How Fast Hypothermia Sets In
Authorities warn that walking on frozen waterways is illegal and dangerous after recovery of a body from the icy Potomac River below the 14th Street Bridge.
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"There is ice out there, and that makes it difficult to get under the ice and dive. That has presented challenges," explains the duty officer.
They're Asking People Not to Walk on Philadelphia's Frozen Rivers
From Tom Ignudo and Joe Holden at CBS News Philadelphia* – The Philadelphia Police Department is urging people not to walk on the city’s frozen rivers as the Delaware Valley continues to deal with freezing conditions. In a statement Sunday, Philadelphia police said: “We’re getting reports of people walking and ice skating on Philadelphia’s rivers. This is illegal for a reason. River ice is not as thick as it looks – moving water underneath wea…
The Schuylkill River freezing over looks amazing and immediately triggers the worst instincts in Philly residents
The Schuylkill River freezing over is one of those things that looks cool as hell and immediately triggers the worst instincts in people. Every couple of decades, Philly gets cold enough for the surface of the Schuylkill River to freeze. And every time it happens, a handful of people look at a massive, moving river covered in ice and think, yeah, I should walk on that. Philadelphia police had to jump in this weekend and remind everyone of someth…
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