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Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Second boy, 14, dies after teens got into trouble in the river that also killed friend

A teenager who got into difficulty in a river along with his friends has died.

Cumbria Police confirmed the 14-year-old, who has not yet been named, passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning.

His death in hospital comes several weeks after that of 15-year-old Lewis Michael Kirkpatrick, whose body was found in the River Eden in Carlisle following the same incident.

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