Two people fell through the ice on Mendenhall Lake near the face of the glacier on Monday afternoon, but managed to escape without life-threatening harm, according to Capital City Fire/Rescue.

you’ll often find people struggling to find their footing. But sometimes walking across ice is necessary or unavoidable.

In 2010, three researchers at the University of Otago published a report in the New Zealand Medical Journal finding that people wearing socks over their shoes were less likely to slip on ice.

A Japanese equipment supplier on Aug. 22 concluded that two representatives of the company died after slipping and falling ... that the two had slipped on ice,” the company said.