Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank 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 inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA teenage boy's body was recovered from a pond in Swanscombe, Kent, marking the tenth open water death in the UK during the recent heatwave. Emergency services were called to Galley Hill Road on Wednesday afternoon following reports of a swimmer in difficulty, with the death currently not being treated as suspicious. Other recent open water fatalities include a 15-year-old in Lincoln, a 13-year-old in West Yorkshire, and a 12-year-old in Lancashire, among others across various regions. The RNLI has issued warnings about the “very real risk” of swimming in open water, highlighting the danger of cold water shock despite high air temperatures. The heatwave has also led to concerns about dehydration and heat exhaustion, with heat health alerts extended across much of England and water supply issues reported in Kent. In fullTeenage boy is tenth person to die in open water during record-breaking 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

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 the fire service worried the message is still not getting through

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…

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

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

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.

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…

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.

Emergency services scrambled to the scene at Galley Hill Road in Swanscombe, Kent, yesterday afternoon after concerns were raised for a young boxer.

A body has been recovered in a major search for a young man who went missing after he entered a lake in the Swanscombe area of Kent on Wednesday

A body has been recovered in a major search for a young man who went missing after he entered a lake in the Swanscombe area of Kent on Wednesday. Ten people have died in open…

Police and fire crews were called to Galley Hill Road on Wednesday afternoon

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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution have offered critical advice for anyone who runs into trouble in the water as they lay out vital life-saving steps everyone must know

The body of a 14-year-old boy has been recovered from the River Thames, marking the 11th death linked to water-related incidents during the recent heatwave

Bodies of two teenage bodies recovered following separate incidents in Kent and Oxford

Bodies of boys aged 14 and 15 have been found in separate tragedies - bringing the total number of deaths to 11 - as the pressure grows on the government to place water education…