Hundreds of tributes have poured in for a teenage boy who died after entering the water at a quarry.
Officers from Lancashire Police and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service were called by the ambulance service on Saturday, July 9 at around 9.40pm after a boy had got into difficulty in the water at Dawber Delph in Appley Bridge, West Lancashire. Following a search, the body of a 16-year-old boy was recovered from the water.
Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed. A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called at 9.36pm on the July 9, 2022, to Dawber Delph, Appley Bridge to assist Lancashire Police and North West Ambulance Service in the search for one person in the water. Three fire engines, a boat and the drone team were deployed.
