Four people die after falling through the ice in Sweden
Unseasonably mild February weather has led to weak ice in many parts of Sweden, with four people dying after going through the ice on a lake in the south.
Four men aged between 65 and 75 were found in a hole in the ice on Sävsjö lake, south of the town of Jönköping, and could not be resuscitated after being pulled out of the water, a local police spokesperson told AFP.
The exact circumstances of the incident were yet to be determined, she said.
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Accidents caused by people walking across unstable ice are common in Sweden, but it is rare for the death toll to be so high.
After several weeks of intense cold throughout most of the country, which drew walkers to frozen lakes and estuaries, parts of Sweden have seen a rapid hike in temperature over the past few days.
A national heat record for February was set on Thursday, according to Swedish weather agency SMHI.
A temperature of 16.8C (62.2F) was registered in Kalmar, in the southeast of the country.
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Four men aged between 65 and 75 were found in a hole in the ice on Sävsjö lake, south of the town of Jönköping, and could not be resuscitated after being pulled out of the water, a local police spokesperson told AFP.
The exact circumstances of the incident were yet to be determined, she said.
- TODAY IN SWEDEN: A round-up of the latest news on Friday
Accidents caused by people walking across unstable ice are common in Sweden, but it is rare for the death toll to be so high.
After several weeks of intense cold throughout most of the country, which drew walkers to frozen lakes and estuaries, parts of Sweden have seen a rapid hike in temperature over the past few days.
A national heat record for February was set on Thursday, according to Swedish weather agency SMHI.
A temperature of 16.8C (62.2F) was registered in Kalmar, in the southeast of the country.
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