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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lucinda Cameron

Another teen dies in water as UK’s hot weather continues

  • The body of a 16-year-old boy was recovered from Bracklinn Falls in Stirlingshire on Thursday evening after he got into difficulty in the water.
  • His death is the 12th water-related fatality in the UK during the recent spell of hot weather, which saw temperatures climb to 35.1C.
  • Police Scotland confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious, and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
  • This incident follows other similar deaths across the UK, including a 14-year-old boy whose body was recovered from the River Thames on the same day.
  • The UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow heat health alert for eastern and south-east England and London, warning of increased risks from cold-water shock and drowning.

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Teenage boy becomes 12th person to die in open water during heatwave

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