Warm weather brings river hazards
As welcomed as spring may be for residents of Prince Albert after nearly six months of snow, it comes with a warning from the Prince Albert Fire Department.
Deputy fire chief Joe Zatylany cautions with the warm weather comes river hazards as the ice begins to break up and melt. He said unsupervised children playing on any body of water definitely concerns them.
“Snow can cover areas that do not have ice or that aren’t strong enough to handle even the weight of a small child or adult, so it’s important during this time of thawing and the water runoff that’s entering into the river and the drainage ditches that we watch where are children are and make sure that they’re not playing in areas that can be unsafe,” Zatylany said.
It was just on Sunday when Adam Shaw and his dog helped rescue to young girls who fell into the North Saskatchewan River in Alberta. However, Zatylany said although everyone is thankful Shaw rescued the girls, he explained most people don’t understand the dangers of a rescue mission. He added walking away unharmed from a situation like that is not always the case.