Warning as children play on ice at Carlisle pond
It's been happening at Hammonds Pond
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The crew from Carlisle East Fire Station has been back down to Hammonds Pond, alongside Carlisle Police, after more reports of children playing on the ice.
It's reported numerous children were standing on the ice, goading them and the police officers.
The force says this is extremely dangerous and the ice is unpredictable and very thin in some places - made harder to see by the thin covering of frost on the ice.
The fire service is asking parents to speak to their children and educate them on the extreme dangers of playing on frozen bodies of water.
The crew took this as an opportunity to practice its rescue techniques, saying it would much rather not have to perform a rescue in real life, as there is a good chance that this would not end in a happy outcome.