The Tragic loss of little Ivan Zavialov who was just 6 years old at the time he was struck in the head by a falling icicle and killed. Hopefully this will serve as a reminder to all of just how dangerous ice can be.
A huge block of ice weighing 20 kg fell on a child from a height of 15 meters in the center of St. Petersburg. 6-year-old resident of St. Petersburg, Ivan Zavialov was the victim of negligence of public services for not clearing the roof of an apartment house of ice. A giant icicle flow broke away from the canopy of the building and came crashing down, hitting the kid’s head. The falling icicle claims life of 6-year old boy and grieving grandmother collapses with heart attack.
