Thin Ice, Dead Child in Gaithersburg
Three boys were just having a little fun sliding on the ice on a sediment pond in their Gaithersburg, Maryland Crown Farm neighborhood. They called it skating but they were sliding in their shoes. They had done it before and this was the planned activity for the afternoon.
All three boys fell through the thin ice. Two were rescued but one boy died. He was ten years old.
This is a topic for discussions by every family. With the recent severe weather in Montgomery County, ponds and lakes were covered by ice. However, ice does not usually get thick enough in this area to support the weight of humans. Children need to be warned to stay off of any pond ice.
Sadly, in this case, neighbors saw the kids playing on the ice but nobody made the effort to warn them.
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Photograph by Roy Kelley
Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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