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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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John Scheerhout

'It's more dangerous than they realise' - Village in shock after second river death in seven years at beauty spot

Villagers have described their shock after a second death in a river which has become a magnet for teenagers.

A girl of 15, who hasn't been named, died after 'getting into difficulty' in the River Etherow in the village of Broadbottom near Hyde in Tameside on Wednesday evening.

In July 2016, another teenager, Jack Pullen, 16, from nearby Hattersley, died after getting into trouble in the same stretch of water known as Broadbottom Rocks.

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