Two people were rescued from Loon Pond Monday evening, and suffered from mild hypothermia. One of them was a four-year-old girl.
Heading to your favorite lake or pond can result in serious injuries if you don’t prepare.
It takes almost four times the energy to heat water than it does to heat air. This causes delayed spikes in water temperatures when air heats up rapidly over a short period of time.
Springfield Fire Captain Drew Piemonte told 22News to urge caution to those bringing out the boat early, “With the warmer temperature doesn’t mean the water warms up as quickly, especially in the springtime, the water right now is around 50 degrees, just like to remind the public if they’re gonna go out and recreate on the water or any type of water activities, to make sure they have a PFD on.”