Even Thick-Looking Ice Can Collapse Without Warning (Image Credits: Wtop.com)
Washington area – Emergency personnel across the District and Montgomery County stressed the hidden perils of natural ice formations on local waters this week.
Even Thick-Looking Ice Can Collapse Without Warning
Responders highlighted a recent incident where their own airboat plunged through what seemed like sturdy ice on the Potomac River. The vessel glided across a broad sheet before hitting a thinner patch that gave way suddenly. Such variability caught even trained professionals off guard.
Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, explained that natural ice often appears uniform but hides dangerous inconsistencies.[1]…