Another cautionary tale of Mendenhall Lake’s dangerously thin ice

James Brooks walks his dog, Cookie, and a malamute friend along Mendenhall Lake on Dec. 3 in Juneau. Shortly before New Year’s, Cookie fell into the lake after the ice beneath her gave way and she never resurfaced. (Photo courtesy Rashah McChesney)
It’s the stuff of nightmares. Watching a loved one fall through the ice and being unable to save them.http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/01/05ICERESCUE-PKG.mp3It happened recently to one Juneau man who lost his 4-year-old dog shor