Police have urged people not to play or walk on a frozen pond at a popular visitor centre just days after four children died in the Solihull lake tragedy. South Wales Police warned people not to walk across frozen water at Glyncorrwg Ponds in the Afan Forest Park on Thursday.
In a statement on social media the force said it "would urge everyone to know the dangers associated with frozen water" along with sharing a picture of the frozen ponds at the site, which has a popular visitor centre, campsite and cafe. On Wednesday a six-year-old became the fourth boy to die after falling into a frozen lake in Solihull last Sunday. Police announced the deaths of three other boys aged eight, ten, and 11 on Monday, December 12.
Earlier on Wednesday a Welsh secondary school issued a warning asking pupils not to play on frozen lakes or ponds. Brynmawr Foundation School in Ebbw Vale released a statement warning the community of the danger of playing on frozen surfaces after receiving reports of its pupils playing on the frozen pond in Cwmcelyn.
