Teenage footballer drowned while swimming in reservoir
Tributes have been paid to Paul Lawson who drowned in a reservoir while swimming with friends on the hottest day of the year.
A teenager has drowned in a reservoir in Rochdale
Police are investigating after a teenager has drowned in a reservoir in Rochdale.
The boy is reported to have got into difficulties in the water at Greenbooth Reservoir.
A major emergency services operation was launched after the alarm was raised just before 6 pm tonight.
According to reports from witnesses he was in the water swimming with friends at the time.
One witness said the teen’s friends tried to help him in the water as they shouted at another group who were stood on the side of the reservoir to get help.
The tragedy on one of the hottest days of the year happened as the Canal and River Trust issued a warning today to young people to stay out of open water this summer.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said a number of specialist firefighters were sent to the scene alongside a mountain rescue team.
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