Seven people have died across the UK after getting into difficulty in water during this week’s record-breaking heatwave.
The death toll rose on Saturday evening after the body of a 15-year-old boy was recovered from Cowbury Reservoir in Stalybridge, Tameside.
Earlier in the day, a 55-year-old woman died after entering a pool at Sandwell Valley Country Park in West Bromwich.
Brody Leach, 22, was last spotted alive early on Friday morning, when he got into difficulty, sparking a huge emergency response.
The young man’s body was recovered by divers the following day, West Mercia Police confirmed.
In Southampton, divers looking for a 15-year-old schoolboy who went missing on Wednesday during a dip in the Testwood Lakes nature reserve found a body today.
His family have been informed and formal identification has been carried out, the police confirmed.
In Lancashire, tributes have poured in for 13-year-old Hayden Jones-Powell, whose body was pulled from Meynell Lake in Syston, Lancashire, yesterday some weeks before the summer holidays were due to start.
His parents said: ‘We want him to be remembered by his big smile. His love of animals, his passion towards football and being outside.
The alarm was raised after the teen failed to return after going for a swim at the lakes on Thursday afternoon during one of the hottest days.
Wreake Valley Academy said Mr Jones-Powell’s death has ‘deeply affected everyone at our school and we are providing support to students, staff, and families who need it.’
Police in Essex confirmed the death of a 69-year-old man in Clacton, who got into difficulty in the sea on Friday morning.