"Fortunately for them, some people took some very, very courageous actions. Kudos to them for taking on extreme personal risk to help people they didn't even know. The news release says four people went onto the ice to help and some of them fell into the water too. Officers arrived on the scene and used safety equipment to help pull everyone to shore."
"The slogan you'll hear from most people involved in ice rescue is 'no ice is safe ice,' particularly [in the] spring and fall when things are freezing or thawing. It is possible to be on the ice one moment and have it break beneath you the next."
"We are extremely fortunate that nobody was seriously injured and nobody lost their life. The marine unit says officers are responding to daily incidents involving people venturing onto unsafe ice conditions."
Two youths fell through ice near Williams Fresh Cafe at Hamilton's Pier 7 boardwalk on March 7 after ignoring warnings from onlookers. When the ice broke beneath them, they could not reach safety. Four courageous bystanders ventured onto the ice to help, with some falling into the water themselves. Police officers arrived with safety equipment to extract everyone from the water. The marine unit provided first aid to prevent hypothermia. One youth received hospital evaluation while others were treated on scene. Police emphasize that no ice is truly safe, particularly during spring and fall when freezing and thawing occur, and officers respond to daily incidents of people venturing onto unsafe ice.
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