Fifth person dies in our lakes and rivers
A fifth person has died in our region's lakes and rivers after police confirmed that a woman who got into difficulty at the Blue Lagoon Nature Reserve near Milton Keynes has passed away.
Family speak out in a bid to prevent further tragedy
A family have appealed to people to stay out of rivers and lakes in the hot weather after a number of drownings across the region in the last few days.
On Friday rescue teams recovered the body of a 15-year-old boy from the River Ouse in Hartford near Huntingdon.
The same day 16-year-old Conor McColl's body was found at Clophill lake in Bedfordshire.
Then on Saturday a 61-year-old man drowned in the Blue Lagoon Lake near Bletchley and yesterday a 57-year-old canoeist died at Sixfields lake in Northampton.
Conor's mother and father were too distressed to speak to the press but asked his aunt and uncle to speak out in a bid to save other lives.
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Funeral of teenage boy from Essex who drowned in lake
The saddest journey a parent can make is the journey to their child's funeral. Today the parents of Conor McColl made that journey.
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More drownings in hot weather
Police are warning of the dangers of swimming in deep water following four drownings in four days.
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Double tragedy on the first day of the school holidays
Two deaths on the same day prompt authorities to issue warnings over dangers of swimming in lakes and rivers.