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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Ryan Merrifield

Bank holiday heatwave adds to water death toll with SIX lives lost in last few days

At least six young people across the UK have lost their lives after getting into trouble in open water in recent days.

With temperatures continuing to soar as Britain moves into summer, a dad whose 16-year-old son drowned in a reservoir two years ago has warned about the dangers of swimming in rivers and lakes.

Simon Haycock has been campaigning to raise the issue of river safety since his son Sam died in Ulley Reservoir, Rotherham, in May 2021.

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