Regent's Park skating disaster in London

Quand

15 janv. 1867

Type

Événement

Coordonnées

51.53° N, 0.16° W

Description

Regent's Park skating disaster in London: 40 people die when ice on a lake breaks.

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Regent's Park skating disaster in London: 40 people die when ice on a lake breaks

1867 disaster in London, England

The Regent's Park skating disaster occurred on 15 January 1867 when 40 people died after the ice broke on the lake in London's Regent's Park, pitching about 200 people into icy water up to 12 ft (3.7 m) deep. Most were rescued by bystanders, but 40 people died either from hypothermia or by drowning. At the time, this catastrophe was considered the worst weather-related accident in British history.

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