A dozen people have died so far this summer swimming in open water across the UK

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.

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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

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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,…

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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.

While cold water might look refreshing, it can pose 'serious risks', scientists have warned.

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

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

A series of new heat health alerts are in place across a large chunk of the country until Saturday evening, with Brits warned of a greater risk to life of vulnerable people

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…

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