PARENTS BEWARE: Children playing on the partially frozen Lake Carasaljo this afternoon, were sent off by police, an official told TLS. Police were alerted of the potentially dangerous activity by a passerby.
Parents should take note that despite it appearing frozen, the lake can actually have only a very thin layer of ice at the surface, goving it a frozen appearance and giving children a false sense of security.
Falling through the ice into the frigid water temperatures can prove fatal to young children.
Photo: Lake Carasaljo this afternoon.
its been below freezing for days. Its fine.
To #1. What a reckless comment
to no brainer, it’s not fine until checked
@no brainer were you letting us no that you have no brains before we read your comment?
This article could have had a VERY different headline:
“Children playing on ice plummet into water, still missing”
Please parents, watch your children!!
dear local american residents: You are not used to freezing temperatures, you have no idea abt real ice safety…just because it has been below freezing for several days does NOT meant the lake is safe enough to walk on….if you look on the other side of the central bridge, you will see that some of the lake is no longer frozen even! Please don’t be stupid, don’t let your kids do life threatening things….. Your Canadian NeighboUr
Make sure..
We don’t need another loss, cus you “just” ignore!
wake up! Hashem won’t just save you if you do something silly.
Hashem will help you if you help yourself.
We don’t need a nother loss.
And you no it.
May moshiach come now.
Me and Me
rabosai please everyone calm down and follow the instructions of local authorities.
hard to believe any parent would take a chance of letting their children on the ice ,is it worth the tragedy that could haunt you for the rest of your life???
U guys r overreacting. It’s totally frozen. I agree with #1. I actually camped out there one night and went ice fishing.
Actually I walked onto the lake yesterday with my son and fell thru the ice. Luckily it was not very deep in that spot so I was able to pull myself out but when I saw those boys on the lake today I got pretty nervous!
Ice skating is to be done on the safety pond. Thats what it was designed for. Unfortunately they keep draining the lake for no reason.
something bad will happen and then everyone will yell that its because skirts are to short! no its cuz parents brains are to small!
to anonymous. people’s brains being small? really? the fact is that people make mistakes and that’s how they learn from them. maybe there should just be more signs around the lake being more specific about not going on the ice. it’s a simple safety issue that more people need to be aware about. thank goodness those kids are okay.
Common sense is better than a sign .
I live right by the lake, and there is a very noticeable small creek or tributary of the Metedeconk River flowing through at all times. Even when the lake appears frozen there is a wide flowing creek that is very deep, moving through the whole lake. I know people who tried to walk across on a very icey day and have fallen in. Hypothermia from the freezing water, as well as being caught underneath and drowning are the risks and outcomes. Stay out of the lake!
You think a sign is going to make a difference to a child? How about parents watching their children for a change?
runs though the lake that feeds it and eventually runs to the dam at Lake Manetta. With the lake drained like it is now (does anyone know why) the lake doesn’t freeze thick enough in that area due to the moving water. There is no water in the safety pond. Years ago the ice was thick enough to drive cars on and they used tractors to plow snow off an area for ice skaters. They didn’t drain the lake either.
number 12 they are not draining it for no reason. they have to drain it because people will try to walk across it before it is safe and will fall through. because of the stupidity of some we all must suffer. welcome to lakewood
I walked across the whole lake without hearing one crack like I was gonna fall in and there’s people going ice fishing in the middle of the lake where there’s about 2 feet of ice so if the middle of the lake has 2 feet of ice then I suppose it’ll b fine to walk on it
It’s going to be in the 60 degree range by Wednesday. It’s just not safe. A few days of freezing cold temps does not make it safe, especially with a milder stretch of days coming. The NJ weekly fishing reports I follow have been consistently saying through this whole period that the ice in NJ is not safe. If it’s not safe for seasoned ice fishermen it’s not safe for kids. People will ignore warnings and come out unscathed, but it doesn’t make the ice safe, it makes them lucky…and stupid. A few weeks ago, 2 teenage boys were killed, farther north in the state…in a consistently colder area. Another indication is that some of the warm weather fish are still in the area and being caught because we have had a relatively mild winter on the whole, despite this recent record-breaking cold snap. Nature provides us with warnings, if we pay attention. As to ice, what looks like 6 inches could only be 2 inches thick, ice can fool a person…especially a child too busy playing to really evaluate the danger. It’s just not worth it!
they drained the lake to kill off some of the aggresive seaweed that lives in our lake. the lake is NOT safe, stay off it
Thank God for LPD Someone could have lost there child today..