Overview
- North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it had received reports of young people on iced-over ponds and rivers in York and across the county.
- The service warned that ice can look solid near the edge yet thin toward the middle, and that falling into near-freezing water can quickly cause hypothermia.
- People were urged to stay off frozen water and not to attempt animal rescues, with 999 the advised course of action for anyone in trouble.
- A Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice covers York and North Yorkshire until 11am Tuesday, alongside an England-wide amber cold-health alert from the UKHSA.
- Friends of Rowntree Park asked parents to keep children off the park’s lakes, citing weak patches and additional health risks from goose waste.