Dramatic rescue prompts warning over frozen lakes

A DRAMATIC rescue involving two teenagers who plunged through ice on a frozen lake in Cork has prompted gardaí to warn that people are risking their lives by trying to skate on frozen lakes.

The two teenagers were lucky to escape after they plunged through the ice in separate accidents at The Lough in Cork.

The first was an 18-year-old youth who fell into the freezing water when the ice cracked at around 4pm. Emergency services were alerted and the river rescue unit from Cork City Fire Brigade was dispatched.