On Feb. 1, a 12-year-old boy from Virginia faced a harrowing ordeal in his neighborhood when he fell into an icy retention pond. Unbeknownst to him, Ms. White — the mother of the boy’s friend — would become the local hero because she chose to act without sparing a second for fear.
This year’s winter has been harsh; from car owners to the president, everyone has offered a take on the brutal weather currently gripping the U.S. But in Virginia, this is largely business as usual. The risk of icy retention ponds becoming dangerous blackspots is a reality residents have always had to contend with.
