An experienced adventurer knew the ice was thin before he skated at Westchester Lagoon. He didn’t expect to break through — but he was prepared just in case, he said.
Clint Helander fell through the thin ice while skating on Westchester Lagoon on Tuesday. Helander used safety picks to pull himself out.
“For the last couple years, we’ve been actually testing the thinness of the ice,” Helander said. “And we’ve been trying to just get the early-season record for skating out here. I believe that happened yesterday. Somebody else beat us to it.” He also carried two small picks in order to pull himself out. Without the picks, sometimes called ice claws, Helander or any skater would have a hard time finding something to grip on the smooth and slippery surface.
At least one passerby who watched the situation remained unimpressed. “Stupidest thing I’ve ever seen,” a man said to Helander afterward.
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