In order to prevent accidents and loss of life on water bodies, employees of the Lepel District Department for Emergency Situations, together with a representative of the water rescue society, conducted a preventive raid on places of winter fishing.
When communicating with ice fishing enthusiasts, special attention was paid to the mandatory presence of life jackets and portable rescue equipment. All fishermen were informed of the sad facts of people's deaths due to carelessness and overconfidence, reminded of the basic safety measures on the ice, the procedure for actions in case of an emergency, methods of rescue from water, and elements of first aid.
In turn, the representative of the water rescue organisation drew attention to the fact that brave fish enthusiasts do not even have elementary rescue equipment with them. After talking to everyone they met on the water bodies, they could hear in response: "Nothing will happen to me, I go out on the ice every year, in any weather!".
Therefore, to prevent trouble, the representative of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reminded once again that safety measures must be observed, and before going out on the ice, one must make sure that it is sufficiently strong and, most importantly, have rescue equipment for the ice with them.