General · 28 May 2026
Two more boys die in heatwave water tragedies
Two more teenage boys have tragically died in separate water incidents during the recent heatwave, bringing the total to at least eleven. A 15-year-old boy's body was found in a Kent pond, and 14-year-old Baltazar L'Quy died in the River Thames in Oxford on Wednesday. The Royal Life Saving Society warned that warmer weather sadly increases accidental drownings, urging caution.
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