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Ice Collapse on Boating Lake

When
15 January 1867
Where
Boating Lake
Part of
Regent's Park skating disaster on the frozen lake

The ice cover on the boating lake in Regent's Park collapsed on 15 January 1867, causing forty deaths and plunging over 200 people into the water.

The disaster occurred when the ice cover on the boating lake collapsed. Forty people died as a result of the collapse, and over 200 individuals plunged into the lake. The event took place in Regent's Park, a Royal Park in London.

Sources

  1. Regent's Park Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08

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