14-12-2016 01:24 via alaskapublic.org

Juneau man falls through thin ice, saves himself and then a babushka

Houston LawsMendenhall Glacier Visitor Center officials warn people winter after winter about the perils of walking across the lake ice.
On Sunday, that warning hit home when one Juneau man fell into the frigid water looking out for an adventurous grandmother standing on thin ice.
Like many others over the weekend, Yana White was hiking across the apparently frozen Mendenhall Lake toward the face of the glacier. She was with her daughter and her mother.
“It was sunny and beautiful and my m
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