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Adam May & Lucy Marshall

Boy, 16, dies swimming in canal in heatwave just after sitting GCSEs

A teenage boy has died while swimming in a canal just after finishing his GCSEs.

The 16-year-old died after getting into difficulties while swimming in the Aire and Calder Navigation, West Yorkshire Police said.

The body of Alfie McCraw, from Wakefield, was found following a search of the water after he was reported missing on Monday afternoon.

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