Canals froze over for the first time in almost three years on Sunday, giving #Amsterdam residents a rare opportunity to #skate.

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Onlookers have had to use ladders, ropes and hockey sticks to haul skaters who fell through the #canal's ice as their thick winter clothing threatened to pull them underwater.

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