20 minutes – police cannot close frozen lakes

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Do you dare on a frozen lake?

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The police clearly advise against entering the thin layers of ice on the lakes. It is always a danger to enter a frozen lake. At the moment, however, the danger is particularly high. The tensions caused by the collision of ice and water would also have an impact.

Firefighters in continuous use

Pictures show how the lakes are not completely frozen and sometimes have large gaps. The black ice is also tricky. Since it is very clear, you can see through it and find it difficult to estimate how thick the layer of ice actually is. Ultimately, everyone is responsible for themselves, says Caderas. The police could neither block the lakes nor explicitly release them.

A fire brigade operator Silvaplana said to 20 minutes that three people broke in on Lake Sils alone on Saturday: “We barely came to eat, we were on duty all day because so many people wanted to walk on the frozen ice.” retired firefighters were called up.

Competitions on Lake St. Moritz

The speed skating competitions of the Youth Olympic Games are currently taking place on Lake St. Moritz. This part of the lake was specially prepared, According to the head of the organizing committee in St. Moritz, the conditions for the athletes were like in a hall.

The current conditions in St. Moritz were already a challenge. For a long time it was not clear whether the lake was freezing enough.

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