Body of boy, 15, recovered from Manchester reservoir amid UK heatwave

According to The Guardian, the body of a fifteen-year-old boy has been recovered from a reservoir near Manchester following an incident on Saturday evening. Greater Manchester police responded to reports of the teenager getting into difficulty in the water at Cowbury reservoir in Stalybridge. This death is among at least seven water-related fatalities during record-breaking June temperatures across the UK, prompting police to renew warnings about the dangers of swimming in open water during extreme heat.

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