An ATV rider found out the hard way that the ice on Brydon Lagoon in Langley City wasn含羞草研究社檛 thick enough on Tuesday morning.

Witness Kirby Hanawalt saw the driver go in while making circles on the frozen surface around 9 a.m.

含羞草研究社滻 just said, there含羞草研究社檚 a dumb person,含羞草研究社� Hanawalt commented.

Hanawalt said the driver was getting too close to the thin ice near the aeration pumps that help circulate oxygen in the man-made pond.

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He captured the moment on video.

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Another witness, who didn含羞草研究社檛 want to be named, was not surprised.

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含羞草研究社淗e [the rider] managed to get out and then climbed back on it like he was gonna try and get the ATV out. And of course that didn含羞草研究社檛 happen and then he just took off down the road.含羞草研究社�

RCMP, bylaw enforcement and parks crews arrived at the scene shortly afterwards.

Langley RCMP Cpl. Zynal Sharoom said there was no risk to public safety.

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含羞草研究社淲e would just like to remind the patrons out here to be careful of the thin ice because it is still not strong enough to hold a lot of weight.

Sharoom said the investigation has now been turned over to Langley City bylaw enforcement.

City crews were expected to remove the ATV.

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