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Wakefield: Boy's body pulled from canal as temperatures soar

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Emergency crews searched for the teenager after he got into difficulty

A teenager is believed to have died after getting into trouble while swimming in a West Yorkshire canal.

Police were called at 14:11 BST to reports of a person in difficulty in the South Washlands area of the Aire and Calder Navigation, near Wakefield.

Emergency services later recovered the body of a male after a search.

West Yorkshire Police said formal identification is yet to take place but it is believed to be that of a teenage boy from Wakefield.

The force said the boy's family is receiving support while inquiries are ongoing.

It comes just two days after a 16-year-old boy died after swimming at an abandoned quarry in Lancashire.

Police said he "got into difficulty" after getting into the water at Dawber Delph in Appley Bridge, on Saturday.

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Police say they believe the body recovered is that of teenager from Wakefield

Both deaths came as forecasters warned of rising temperatures and the Met Office predicted the "hottest day of the year".

Police and emergency services issued warnings last year amid a spate of drownings as people took to the water as temperatures soared.

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