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Ice Skaters on the Lough put in Mortal Danger

category cork | miscellaneous | news report author Monday January 11, 2010 15:18author by Hilary Quinn Report this post to the editors

Sunday the 10th of January - Cork

On Sunday 10th January at approximately 6pm, 4 ice-skaters were almost left stranded on a breaking sheet of ice by Gardai.
This is when the JCB driver started breaking the ice while the boys were still out there skating..
This is when the JCB driver started breaking the ice while the boys were still out there skating..

Gardai failed to notify the 4 young men that the ice on the frozen lough in Cork was being broken up using a JCB as per their orders to do so. When the young men saw what was occurring, and reportedly felt a crack go through the ice they were still standing on, they immediately made their way to the edge of the ice sheet at which point a conversation occured with the Gardai. The young men in question queried why they had not been notified by Gardai that the ice was being broken up, and were in clear distress as they needed to now make an escape from the breaking ice, made even more brittle by the actions of the JCB driver.

A crowd of approx 50+ bystanders witnessed both the event and the ensuing conversation, and it was clear the Gardai not only failed to notify the young men the ice was being broken up, but also had no equipment or interest in getting them out safely.

Luckily a bystander that lived nearby got his children's sandbox from home, and this was used as a floatation device to rescue the remaining three ice-skaters. The Gardai were not involved in the rescue and did not call any re-enforcements to help with this type of rescue.

Related Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hilaryaq/sets/72157623184434242/

The boys are shocked that the Gardai are breaking the ice without telling them beforehand so that they could get off the lake..
The boys are shocked that the Gardai are breaking the ice without telling them beforehand so that they could get off the lake..

Ice skaters on the frozen lough put a ladder from the ice over water to the surrounding wall so that they can climb across and onto land
Ice skaters on the frozen lough put a ladder from the ice over water to the surrounding wall so that they can climb across and onto land

The first ice skater crosses over the ladder and unbelievably makes it across without falling into the water
The first ice skater crosses over the ladder and unbelievably makes it across without falling into the water

The second ice skater starts to make the journey across, but luckily a passer by ran home to grab his kids sandbox, which floats and is used to get the remaining two ice skaters safely across. The Gardai offered no assistance in any of this.
The second ice skater starts to make the journey across, but luckily a passer by ran home to grab his kids sandbox, which floats and is used to get the remaining two ice skaters safely across. The Gardai offered no assistance in any of this.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   ?     Conor    Mon Jan 11, 2010 16:13 
   Unreal     Hilary Quinn    Mon Jan 11, 2010 16:26 
   No danger!     Lough resident    Mon Jan 11, 2010 16:26 
   TYPICAL     timmy    Mon Jan 11, 2010 16:57 
   There's ice in that there Lough     Damien    Mon Jan 11, 2010 17:27 
   RTE -     Conor. M    Mon Jan 11, 2010 18:11 
   nice little earner...     PiggyBank    Tue Jan 12, 2010 07:05 
   Mixed messages     john    Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:41 
   Oh my the water is cold     Lough Resident    Tue Jan 12, 2010 15:28 
 10   Brrr...     Damien    Tue Jan 12, 2010 16:56 
 11   Not dwarfs     Lough Resident    Tue Jan 12, 2010 18:30 
 12   the lough resident is a guard me thinks!!     timmy    Tue Jan 12, 2010 19:25 
 13   thank you     Hilary Quinn    Tue Jan 12, 2010 20:51 
 14   Lough Resident     Conor    Tue Jan 12, 2010 20:58 
 15   I'll put it this way     Hilary Quinn    Tue Jan 12, 2010 21:16 
 16   Just wondering...     Loughed    Tue Jan 12, 2010 21:27 
 17   Nope     Hilary Quinn    Tue Jan 12, 2010 21:31 
 18   the jcb and gardai were a hint     jayo    Tue Jan 12, 2010 21:54 
 19   Breaking the Ice     Damien    Tue Jan 12, 2010 22:08 
 20   Your feeling     Hilary Quinn    Tue Jan 12, 2010 22:30 
 21   Break the ice or not     Lough Resident    Wed Jan 13, 2010 09:29 
 22   what the....?     lulu    Wed Jan 13, 2010 09:38 
 23   Inspiration for green investment     Dr. Carrasco    Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:59 
 24   Jcb Driver     Hilary Quinn    Wed Jan 13, 2010 13:57 
 25   Clarify     Peter    Wed Jan 13, 2010 14:09 
 26   Hi!     Hilary Quinn    Wed Jan 13, 2010 15:29 
 27   tristan     tristan    Wed Jan 13, 2010 15:37 
 28   Very foolish     Lough Resident    Wed Jan 13, 2010 15:38 
 29   No Loughing Matter     Damien    Wed Jan 13, 2010 16:12 
 30   @ Lough Resident     Peter    Thu Jan 14, 2010 05:35 
 31   Threats     Peeper Spray    Sat Jan 16, 2010 21:17 
 32   Pepper spray     Conor    Sat Jan 16, 2010 22:48 


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