General · 28 May 2026
Two more boys die in heatwave water tragedies
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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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