on Tuesday, went to a person through the ice in the vicinity of Färingsö in Ekerö west of Stockholm. But despite a big rescue operation went the person’s life not to save. Now advise the emergency services and several municipalities in the Stockholm county from venturing out on the ice.
Marten Ajne has over 30 years of experience from Swedish and foreign naturisar believe that there are major risks right now. He stresses that the inexperienced should stay away from the ice.
lake Mälaren is becoming dangerous in many places, so it’s important to look up. Those who are talented skaters and have knowledge and know what to do when they go through the ice, but for others, the risk is greater. It comes to have reviewed.
there are many people who lack the knowledge of how to act if one goes through the ice and then it becomes dangerous. Essential is to have something to float on if an accident should occur.
After ten minutes in the water, you can not move arms and legs and then drops you. Sochi-bearing capacity changes quickly over time, so to be safe apply it to acquire knowledge. The best is to have some kind of floater in case anything happens.
died after having gone through the ice in the Stockholm area, ” says räddningstjänten. Three people have been taken to hospitals for different incidents. In addition it has had a couple of call-outs where they helped the children on the ice to the land.
” Our advice to the public right now is to be very careful because the ice can be treacherous. The rapid väderomslaget with temperatures above freezing and the sun has affected the ice and made them brittle. That ice looks good inside at the land is no guarantee that it will last longer, ” says Björn Westerdahl, project manager at ssbf.
emergency services from out on the ice if you are very familiar with and have the right knowledge about islivräddning and equipment. To have respect for the fragility and not take a chance is also important.
– for example, taking a shortcut across the ice instead of going over the bridge when you’re a little drunk and going home from the restaurant has proven to be a bad idea that can lead to a slightly embarrassing encounter with the emergency services, ” says Björn Westerdahl, referring to a story they shared on their facebook page where two people genat of the ice on Riddarfjärden instead of using the Bridge.
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