 The team were made up mostly from novices |
A team of police officers are celebrating after crossing a frozen Arctic lake in Canada in sub-zero temperatures. The six-man, two-woman team from Nottinghamshire Police set a record as the first team to cross the Great Slave Lake on foot in winter.
They arrived in Yellowknife on Friday evening.
Team leader Mike Thornewill, who has already walked to both the North and South Poles, said the temperatures dipped to -55C on the 10-day, 105-mile journey.
The team were boosted two days before reaching their goal by six Canadian Mounties who came out to the trekkers on skidoos at midday on Thursday, and returned in the evening, lighting a bonfire on the ice.
 The team were made up mostly from novices |
Mr Thornewill, from Thurgarton in Nottinghamshire, said: "The weather this last month has been the coldest in Yellowknife in the last 20 years. "They have invited us to their homes in Yellowknife for saunas, food and use of their vehicles.
"They were amazed at this crossing by novices.� It has never been done by walkers, hauling their supplies before - or at this time of the year.
"News of our crossing has been broadcast Canada-wide, with huge coverage by the media."
Money raised by the trek will go to several charities, including the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
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