A 12-year-old boy has died after falling through a roof in a disused building on an industrial estate in Lancashire.
Leon Hoyle fell through a corrugated roof panel on the building on the Lune industrial estate, Lancaster, while playing with friends on Monday night, Lancashire police said.
He was seriously injured and died at the scene. His family had been informed and were being supported by specially trained officers.
Firefighters from Lancaster and Morecambe responded with an aerial ladder platform and a drone, but the boy could not be saved, Lancashire fire and rescue said.
Det Insp Simon Dent, of Lancaster CID, said: “This is a tragic incident which has cost a young man his life and our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time. We are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the fall.
“We understand that youngsters find sites such as this interesting and want to explore them but, as this incident shows, there are potential dangers of entering abandoned buildings and we hope parents will assist us by reinforcing that message to their children, especially during the school holidays.”
Any witnesses should contact police on 101 quoting log number 1390 of 7 August.
