At least nine people, most of them teenagers and children, have died in separate water-related incidents across the UK during the recent heatwave and Bank Holiday weekend, according to a BBC report. The deaths have triggered urgent warnings from water safety experts, who are calling for immediate action to educate young people about the dangers of open water before the summer holidays begin.

The death came in Hastings, East Sussex, after a 'medical incident' - while a 15-year-old boy drowned at Swanholme Lakes in Lincoln on Sunday.

A 13-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulty while swimming at a reservoir in West Yorkshire during the Bank Holiday heatwave, police confirmed on Tuesday.

The perils of swimming in open water have been laid bare following the deaths of five children with a drowning prevention charity demanding schools get water safety on the…

The perils of swimming in open water have been laid bare following the deaths of five children with the fire service worried the message is still not getting through

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFour teenagers, three boys and one girl,…

Brits were delivered a key warning by the country's leading lifeguard organisation, the RNLI, before five people died over the weekend when they got into trouble on the water

While temperatures reached record highs, water temperatures remained low, which can lead to cold water shock

Tuesday saw the hottest day in May on record as temperatures reached 35.1C at Kew Gardens in London.

Seven teenagers, a grandfather in his 60s and a woman in her 70s are known to have died - including two teenagers pulled from the water today.

After seven teenagers lost their lives in open water during the sweltering Bank Holiday weekend, the Outdoor Swimming Society said more could have been done to prevent their deaths

At least seven people have died in recent days as people have tried to cool off in Britain’s waterways

At least nine people, most of them teenagers and children, have died in separate water-related incidents across the UK during the recent heatwave and Bank Holiday weekend,…

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Lancashire Police)A 12-year-old boy, Junior…

Ci sono anche sette adolescenti tra i nove morti causati dal caldo record che da giorni si sta abbattendo sul Regno Unito: la stragrande maggioranza delle

Seven young people and two adults, including a grandfather in Cornwall, have lost their lives in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and the sea as people took the plunge to cool off in the…