{"id":8929,"date":"2017-12-18T14:48:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T19:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=8929"},"modified":"2017-12-18T14:51:01","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T19:51:01","slug":"coast-guard-urges-caution-around-ice-on-the-great-lakes-as-temperatures-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/18\/coast-guard-urges-caution-around-ice-on-the-great-lakes-as-temperatures-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard urges caution around ice on the Great Lakes as temperatures rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dec 18, 2017 @ 14:48<\/b><\/p>\n

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The U.S. Coast Guard is encouraging\u00a0people to exercise caution in the coming days around ice on the lakes and waterways in\u00a0the Great Lakes\u00a0region. <\/span><\/p>\n

Rising temperatures and scattered showers over the next several days can pose\u00a0significant risks to\u00a0ice-related activities as the ice weakens\u00a0and can appear to be more stable than it is.<\/span><\/p>\n

People are reminded to always wear and use the proper safety equipment and have a means of communication with them at all times. Please inform family and friends of your plans\u00a0before you go out and let people know when you expect to be back.<\/span><\/p>\n

To aid in remembering what to take into consideration this coming ice season, the following\u00a0acronym can be helpful:<\/span><\/p>\n

I \u2013 Information: check the weather and ice conditions, know where you are going, and know how to call for help.<\/span><\/p>\n

C- Clothing: wear the proper anti-exposure clothes with multiple layers. If possible, wear a dry suit to prevent hypothermia, which can occur within minutes after falling through the ice.<\/span><\/p>\n

E \u2013 Equipment: have the proper equipment before venturing out onto ice such as a marine band radio, a Personal Locator Beacon, life jackets and screw drivers or ice picks which can help you pull yourself out of the water if you fall through the ice.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dec 18, 2017 @ 14:48 The U.S. Coast Guard is encouraging\u00a0people to exercise caution in the coming days around ice on the lakes and waterways in\u00a0the Great Lakes\u00a0region. Rising temperatures and scattered showers over the next several days can pose\u00a0significant risks to\u00a0ice-related activities as the ice weakens\u00a0and can appear to be more stable than it …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[94],"class_list":["post-8929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-provincial","tag-ice-safety"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-30 03:42:29","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8929"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8930,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8929\/revisions\/8930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}