Sculpture topples onto staffer's dog after York's annual FestivICE celebration
FestivICE brings people to downtown York and county trail towns to see 40 sculptures carved from more than 12 tons of ice.
Held annually during Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, the sculptures are kept in place after the festival. People can continue to go on a self-guided tour to see them until they melt.
It was during the post-FestivICE period when tragedy struck.
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On Friday, as members of the York Revolution staff did some cleanup work in town, the leash of a staffer's dog ended up tangled in a sculpture. The sculpture fell over and landed on the small dog, killing it.
"We've never had anything happen like this before," said Doug Eppler, director of marketing and communications for the York Revolution. The Revolution partnered with Traditions Bank to put on FestivICE.
Eppler said dogs were permitted during the Jan. 15 event. FestivICE has been held for nearly 10 years, and there have been no reported injuries prior to Friday's incident.
This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: Ice sculpture: Tangled leash brings artwork down on small dog
