Sheffield weather: Plea as children snapped playing on frozen Hillsborough Park pond
Parents are being urged to warn of the dangers of ice after children were photographed on a frozen Sheffield pond.
Rebecca Stothard snapped pictures of kids playing on Hillsborough Park pond during the cold snap.
Posting on the Hillsborough & S6 Community Support Facebook group, she said: “Please warn your children that this is really not a good idea.
“The ice on the pond is not as thick as they think it is and if they go into the water they are going to be hypothermic very quickly.”
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Many people responded echoing the dangers, and the attraction of frozen bodies of water to youngsters.
One said: “We did the same thing and I’m 67 now. Frozen water is a magnet for kids unfortunately.”
People also reported seeing children and adults on frozen ponds in Frecheville and Waverley, Rotherham.