A 13-year-old boy was rescued from a frozen lake in Stoke-on-Trent on Monday afternoon, prompting fresh warnings from fire services about the dangers of ice.
The teenager fell through the ice at Victoria Park, also known as Tunstall Park, and managed to scramble to safety on an island in the middle of the lake. Fire crews used a sled to bring him to shore.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service received the call at 3.35pm and dispatched four fire engines, a water rescue team, and paramedics. The boy was treated at the scene and did not require hospitalisation.
Crew Manager Colin Wright said: “Thankfully, the boy was not seriously hurt, but the outcome could have been very different.” He urged people never to walk on frozen water and to keep dogs on leads near ice.
The incident occurred on the same day children were spotted playing on an icy pool at Sutton Park in Birmingham, raising fears of a tragedy similar to the 2022 Babbs Mill Lake incident in Solihull.
