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Jacob Jarvis

Man, 21, dies in Staffordshire reservoir in latest death during Britain's hot spell

Merseyside Police arrested two teenage boys over a homophobic attack on two men in Liverpool. (Picture: Getty Images)

A 21-year-old man has died at a reservoir in the latest death during Britain's hot spell.

The man died after getting into difficulty on Sunday evening, Staffordshire Police said.

Emergency services were called after the man and a teenage girl were seen struggling in the water in Chasewater Reservoir, Burntwood.

A statement from the force said: "Officers were called to the park at around 6pm today following reports two people had got into difficulty while in the water.

"A young girl made it safely out of the water, but tragically a 21-year-old man died."

The man's family has been informed and officers are investigating the incident.

It comes after three men died off the coast of south-west England on Thursday and Friday.

The bodies of two men were discovered near Torquay, Devon, on Thursday and one was found near Prussia Cove, Cornwall, on Friday.

Shukri Yahya Abdi, 12, drowned in the River Irwell in Bury on Thursday.

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