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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Helena Vesty & Ryan Merrifield

'I don't understand how he died... I don't know how he got into danger without someone noticing'

A heartbroken mum is desperate for answers after her teenage son drowned at Salford Quays - and has warned people not to go swimming in open water this summer in fear of more tragic deaths.

Vicky Waugh's 16-year-old son Kalen was cooling off with friends at the popular spot among scores of others when he got into trouble last July. Almost a year on, the single parent said her life is on hold as she waits for an inquest - due to take place on July 17 - a year and a day after student Kalen died.

She said: "I just don’t understand how it happened. There was that many people in the water, I don’t understand how he’s got into danger without someone noticing and being able to get him."

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