Consumers' energy drives caution on ice and offers security tips | Outside

Oscoda – Since the residents and visitors use Michigan's recreational opportunities, consumer energy advises that outdoor enthusiasts at or near ice that surround its generating and hydropower plants practice extremely caution.

The energy consumer energy takes steps in its hydropower plants to protect snowemobiles, anglers and other outdoor caps in winter with installed safety buoys, warning signs and coordination with local emergency officials in order to reduce the risk of accidents near his 13 dams on five Rivers rivers.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources offers these tips for ice safety that could save a life:

• Pay attention to your surroundings at any time. The ice thickness can vary greatly.

• Never go on the ice alone and without having a plan, what to do when you break the ice. Wear rope, ice shots and a flotation device with which you can save your life or that of a companion.

• Call 911 immediately to get help when someone falls through the ice.

If you fall through the ice:

• Try to stay calm.

• Do not remove winter clothing. Heavy clothing can actually catch air to give warmth and flotation.

• Turn in the direction you have come – this is probably the strongest ice cream.

• Place your hands and arms on the unbroken surface. Put your feet vigorously and use ice cream spicks when you bring them back to solid ice.

• Roll away from the area of ​​the weak ice. Rolling helps to distribute your weight to break through again.

• Go to a warm, dry, protected area and immediately reclaim.

• Check out medically if you feel disoriented, have uncontrollable tremors or have other negative effects that may be symptoms of hypothermia (the life -threatening drop of the body's body temperature).

River Anglers should be aware that ICE-damming problems can lead to major changes in currents downstream via insulation, and are asked to monitor the latest river conditions on the US Geological Survey website Usgs.gov/water.