Boy, 16, dies in a canal after entering the water
Boy, 16, dies in a canal after entering the water on the hottest day of the year
- Unnamed teen was pulled from the Leeds-Liverpool Canal in Burnley, Lancashire
A 16-year-old boy has died in a canal after entering the water on the hottest day of the year, it has emerged.
The unnamed teen was pulled from the Leeds-Liverpool Canal in Burnley, Lancashire yesterday evening.
Lancashire Police today confirmed the tragic teen had entered the water near Empire Way in the town. Emergency services were called at 4.20pm, sparking a frantic search.
But it ended when his body was recovered from the water just before 7.20pm.
It comes as the Met Office confirmed the UK had an unprecedented seventh consecutive day of 30C heat on Sunday.
The unnamed teen was pulled from the Leeds-Liverpool Canal in Burnley, Lancashire yesterday evening. Pictured: People sailing along the canal last week
The UK had the seventh consecutive day of 30C heat on Sunday – the longest September heatwave on record. Saturday was officially the hottest day of the year so far, with a temperature of 32.7C recorded at Heathrow. Pictured: Dunsden, Oxfordshire today
A force spokesman said: ‘A 16-year-old boy was pronounced deceased at the scene and our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this distressing time.
‘Our inquiries are continuing.’
The UK had the seventh consecutive day of 30C heat on Sunday – the longest September heatwave on record.
Saturday was officially the hottest day of the year so far, with a temperature of 32.7C recorded at Heathrow.
Sunday became the seventh consecutive day of 30 degree weather in the UK with 32.5C recorded in Cambridge.
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