Girl, 13, dies after beauty spot river search

A 13-year-old miss has died aft going missing successful a stream adjacent a North Yorkshire quality spot.

The teen was reported missing astatine 18:30 BST connected Sunday astatine the River Wharfe, adjacent Burnsall, successful the Yorkshire Dales.

She was recovered a abbreviated clip aboriginal and rescued from the water, but contempt efforts from members of the nationalist and being taken to infirmary successful an aerial ambulance, North Yorkshire Police confirmed she had died.

There person been astatine slightest 15 water-related deaths during the caller heatwave.

A pistillate successful her 60s died connected Saturday aft she and a antheral got into trouble aft entering the h2o successful Thornton Cleveleys to "rescue their dog". Lancashire Police said the man, besides successful his 60s, remains successful a captious information successful hospital.

In South Yorkshire, exigency hunt crews remained astatine the country overnight into Monday arsenic they waited for archetypal airy to resume the hunt for a lad who was believed to person gone missing successful the River Don.

Emergency crews were called to Ferry Boat Lane, Mexborough, astatine astir 20:00 BST connected Saturday to reports a lad had entered the h2o but had not been seen getting out.

South Yorkshire Police said exigency services, an underwater hunt squad and a upland rescue squad had truthful acold been progressive successful the hunt of the river, the riverbank and adjacent unfastened land.

The boy's household was being supported, the unit added, and urged members of the nationalist to enactment distant from the country to let crews to transportation retired their work.