They ventured about 30 ft. off the bank before turning back. “It wasn’t scary at all,” she said. “We were careful, obviously.”
But not everyone has taken great care on the ice.
Students have reported seeing skaters near the Anderson bridge. “I figured if they were skating on it, I might as well cross,” said W. Ian Wallace ’05, who later made a successful crossing.
Despite warm temperatures over the weekend, which weakened the ice, temperatures are expected to drop back below freezing by the end of the week.
Regardless of the temperature, however, Lt. Ronald Sieberg of the Mass. State Police said testing the ice is never advisable.
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“It’s dangerous out there on the river,” he said. “You just never know.”