Hundreds of tributes have been paid to a 15-year-old girl who died while swimming at a local beauty spot.
Police surrounded Carr Mill Dam in St Helens at around 12.30pm today after receiving reports of a concern for the safety of a teenage girl. The 15-year-old had been swimming with friends in the lake when she got into distress in the water.
Paramedics, fire crews and an underwater search and rescue team also attended, with officers entering the water in attempts to find her. Despite their best efforts, the girl's body was recovered from the water.
