While it’s warm outside, the state's bodies of water are still extremely cold.The National Weather Service issued a cold-water safety message, and officials don’t want people to underestimate the danger of the cold water.“Once people are in the water, it can turn very dangerous very quickly if they are not prepared,” said Lt. Crystal McLain of New Hampshire Marine Patrol. The water temperature is still below 60 degrees in the state’s lakes and rivers. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, people submerged in water that cold would start to lose their ability to swim properly in just minutes.Marine Patrol officials say it's also important for people to remember that the water temperature drops as they get deeper, so just feeling the water at the shore won't give people an accurate idea of what it might be like if they were to go overboard in the middle of the lake.“We always ask that everybody has life jackets that are appropriate for the people that are aboard that vessel,” McLain said. Boaters and jet-skiers on Lake Winnipesaukee on Saturday said they know it'll be at least a few more weeks until safer swimming weather.

While it’s warm outside, the state's bodies of water are still extremely cold.

The National Weather Service issued a cold-water safety message, and officials don’t want people to underestimate the danger of the cold water.


“Once people are in the water, it can turn very dangerous very quickly if they are not prepared,” said Lt. Crystal McLain of New Hampshire Marine Patrol.

The water temperature is still below 60 degrees in the state’s lakes and rivers. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, people submerged in water that cold would start to lose their ability to swim properly in just minutes.

Marine Patrol officials say it's also important for people to remember that the water temperature drops as they get deeper, so just feeling the water at the shore won't give people an accurate idea of what it might be like if they were to go overboard in the middle of the lake.

“We always ask that everybody has life jackets that are appropriate for the people that are aboard that vessel,” McLain said.

Boaters and jet-skiers on Lake Winnipesaukee on Saturday said they know it'll be at least a few more weeks until safer swimming weather.