As temperatures continue to ramp up across the country, many young people may be looking for a variety of ways to stay cool.
A common choice is to go dipping in an open body of water, however this can be extremely dangerous. The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) warns that there are many hidden dangers in the water that could be fatal even if the child or young person is a good swimmer.
The charity noted that there 49 accidental drowning deaths in the span of two weeks in the UK during July 2021. More recently, a 16-year-old boy died in the Aire and Calder Navigation canal, in Wakefield, while the body of another 16-year-old boy was recovered from an abandoned quarry in Wigan.
