Kirsty Gallacher sparks concern after allowing her children to walk across frozen lake
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Kirsty Gallacher left fans ‘gobsmacked’ after sharing pictures of her children walking across a frozen lake. The former Sky Sports host, 48, shared a series of snaps on her Instagram page of a family walk she took with her children and boyfriend Darren Clayton.
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Among the chilly pictures that also show the family’s dogs enjoying the scenic stroll, one shot caused concern among Kirsty’s 401,000 followers. One photo shows two children on a frozen lake, with one crawling towards a red ball and another walking on the ice.
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Clayton, as well as one of the pups, can be seen watching the children, with some slamming the situation as showing a ‘lack of intelligence’ due to the risks. The Royal Life Saving Society states that frozen ponds and lakes might appear more solid than they actually are, and the ice can easily crack under the weight of a human.
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On top of this, cold water shock if the ice does break can lead to sudden loss of consciousness and heightens the risk of hypothermia. Kirsty wrote in the caption: ‘Nothing better……Walks, kids (minus Oscar sadly) dogs & nature ❤️.’. Fans were quick to leave comments warning the TV presenter of the dangers of walking on frozen bodies of water.
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Walker.deryck wrote: ‘Is that not rather dangerous crawling on frozen water! Come on Kirsty tell them not to do it.’. Kirsty replied that the water was ‘very shallow’ and for him not to worry. Charlotterealceg added: ‘That’s very dangerous going on ice on water. If they went in the shock of the cold and logistics means they wouldn’t get out and you wouldn’t be able to help either.’.
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