Body of teenage boy pulled from Lake District beauty spot ‘after getting into difficulty’

A 17-year-old boy has been found dead after getting into difficulty swimming in Cumbria.

Emergency services were called to High Dam Tarn midday yesterday after a member of the public spotted the teenager.

Cumbria Constabulary, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service, North West Ambulance Service, HM Coastguard and local Mountain Rescue Teams were all deployed to try and save him.

Police confirmed today they have recovered a body from the water.

The death is not being treated as suspicious.

Superintendent Patrick O’Hara from Cumbria Constabulary said: ‘The thoughts and condolences of the entire rescue team are with the male’s family and friends who are being supported by detectives.

‘I would also like to thank local farmers who supported the operation conveying first responders and equipment off-road to the search area.’

In Doncaster, Nyla May Bradshaw, 7, was found dead in the Owston Hall Golf Course pond on Monday morning.

The ‘happy’ girl drowned just hours after her mother dropped her at a new child minder.

Her mother Hayley had dropped the autistic schoolgirl off at a SEND specialist childminder for the first time at 7.45am.

Charlotte Emma, best friends with Nyla’s mother, told Metro: ‘The crying comes and goes but you’ve got to stay strong.

‘Nyla didn’t experience sadness or anything like that, she was just genuinely happy.

‘She rubbed off on all of us. She made all of us laugh. She was funny and really sweet. She was just different to any child I had ever met. We are all devastated.

‘I know when you look at her, you don’t think there’s anything wrong, but Nyla has got absolutely zero danger awareness. She’ll run out of the road and there’ll be oncoming traffic and she won’t even know.’

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