A child was seen earlier today hammering a frozen pond in a south west London park – all while adults watched on.
London has been blanketed in frost today as an Arctic blast hit the UK overnight, dragging temperatures down to as low as -12.5°C in Norfolk.
Two amber weather warnings for snow are in effect today and the Met Office has placed yellow alerts for ice and snow for the next four days.
Storm Goretti, meanwhile, will smash into the UK on Friday, bringing even more frigid conditions.
But as people are warned to take care in the snow today, a boy was pictured trying to smash the ice covering the Pen Ponds in Richmond Park.
The photographs taken this morning show the boy being watched by two smiling adults, with a dog running over the icy lake popular with anglers.
One man was filmed falling into a frigid lake in Connaught Water in Epping Forest, Essex, on Sunday afternoon while trying to save his dog.
A passer-by was filmed rescuing the dog walker, jumping into the lake before lying flatly on the ice and pulling himself up.
He then reaches for the dog walker with his hands and tugs him out, with both men being treated by paramedics afterwards.
One of the men was taken to Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone, east London, for further assessment
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Safety experts stress that while a frozen lake may seem sturdy, it’s more wafer-thin than people realise.
Falling through the ice can be dangerous as freezing water can cause hypothermia, which can be deadly, making it hard for people to climb out.
Pet owners are being urged not to go after their dogs if they fall through, as the ice will unlikely hold their weight.
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