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Ice rescue is currently a particular focus of water rescue workers and the fire department.
© Germering Fire Department
Germering – In addition to snow, the winter months also bring ice.
Frozen lakes tempt you to go ice skating or curling.
Nice activities, but the danger behind them should not be underestimated.
Often the ice is not strong enough.
In order to be prepared for an emergency, the Germering fire department successfully carried out an ice rescue exercise on Lake Germering.
This exercise differed from previous ones in that it involved collaboration with a member of the Germeringer Eisfrösche, an ice bathing community.
After a chance contact during snow operations in December, 38-year-old Jan Vosseler, a member of the Ice Frogs, agreed to support the fire department in the ice rescue exercise.
Rescue techniques trained
In contrast to previous exercises, this time no person in a survival suit had to be rescued.
The emergency services were confronted with rescuing an unknown person, which had a psychologically positive effect on the course of the exercise.
Ice rescue is currently the focus of water rescue workers and the fire brigade, as changeable winter weather promotes the formation of ice areas.
The Germering fire department took the opportunity to train rescue techniques on the frozen lake in collaboration with the Germeringer Eisfröschen.
The emergency services were confronted with the rescue of an unknown person.
© Germering Fire Department
These are the ice frogs
The Germeringer Eisfrösche are a community of cold enthusiasts who value ice bathing together in refreshing waters.
The winter swimming season for ice frogs extends from the end of October to May 1st.
A regular meeting takes place on Sundays at 9 a.m. at the Germeringer See water rescue station - everyone is welcome.
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