Warm Temperatures Increase Odds Of Emergency Ice Rescues

By Dillon Thomas
DENVER (CBS4) – After two weeks of snow storms, local frozen ponds and lakes may seem safe to explore. However, the Denver Fire Department said that was not the case Sunday as warm temperatures rolled through the metro area.
“It looks like solid ice. But, when you start to walk on it, it becomes very fragile and you go right in,” said Sal Bonilla, Denver Fire Captain. “We have really sunny days where it can come up to 50 degrees. That weakens the ice shel