Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Lancashire Police)A 12-year-old boy, Junior Slater, has died after getting into difficulty in the River Ribble at Ribchester. Lancashire Police confirmed his identity, as his family released a heartfelt tribute, describing him as their "little blue-eyed boy" and the "life and soul of our lives". Nine people, mostly children, have died after getting into difficulty in open water across the UK following days of record-breaking temperatures. The Royal Life Saving Society urged Britons to 'stop and think' before entering water, noting that despite warmer air, water temperatures remain very cold. England and Wales experienced their hottest May day on record, with temperatures reaching 35.1C in Kew Gardens and 32.9C in Cardiff Bute Park. In fullTributes paid to boy, 12, who drowned during UK heatwaveThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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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.

Reco Puttock, 13, got into difficulties in front of dozens of onlookers at a remote reservoir in Yorkshire on hottest day of year

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Tributes have poured in for a 13-year-old boy named locally as Reco Puttock who died after getting into difficulty in the water at a dam in Halifax

The body of a child has been recovered from the River Ribble following a search for a 12-year-old boy who went missing while swimming with friends in the river at Ribchester

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

A teenager was pulled from the water and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead

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,…

Junior Slater, 12, from Clayton-le-Woods, died after getting into difficulty in the River Ribble at Ribchester on Tuesday

His family called Junior Slater their ‘little blue-eyed boy’

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

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…

The UK's Royal Life Saving Society on Wednesday issued warnings on water safety after nine people died in the sea, rivers and lakes during days of record-breaking hot weather.

The family of 12-year-old Junior Slater have paid tribute to their "little blue-eyed boy", saying "words can't describe how we are feeling right now".