Police Warn Not To Walk on Frozen Lakes
Spring Lake police says multiple calls made for juveniles atop ice in January
Just because it's frozen over doesn't mean it's safe. That's the warning local police hope juveniles and adults alike will heed now that bodies of water such as Spring Lake have frozen over. Spring Lake Borough Detective Sergeant Timothy Giblin said police have responded to multiple calls in January from concerned residents who spotted children on top the frozen water. "During the month this department responded to several calls of juveniles on the ice at the lakes," Giblin said. "We are asking parents to speak with their children to warn them of the dangers of being on the ice when it has not been deemed safe." Those dangers include falling through the ice and drowning or suffering frostbite, and a fatality at Budd Lake in New Jersey Jan…
