Ahead of what's likely to be a hot bank holiday weekend, the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) is urging the public to take care around potentially deadly open water.
Two young people drowned after entering the water at High Eske Nature Reserve in North Yorkshire on Wednesday. Though TWFRS said it had not been called to any similar incidents in recent weeks, firefighters were keen to avoid heartbreak over the long weekend and half-term holiday.
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