People are being warned about the dangers of open water after seven people died across the UK.
It's been a sunny bank holiday weekend on Merseyside with temperatures reaching highs of 19 degrees. The hot weather is expected to continue today and into the first week of June.
But a stark warning has been issued to anyone who is planning to flock to beaches or looking for ways to cool off in open water this week. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Tragically, we have seen several water deaths in the last 36 hours in Lancashire and neighbouring counties.