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Alahna Kindred

Boy, 14, dies while swimming in canal with his devastated pals in Easter tragedy

A teenage boy has died after getting into difficulties in a canal while swimming with friends over the Easter weekend.

West Yorkshire Police were called to the Stourton area of Leeds on Saturday afternoon along with other emergency services.

The canal was searched and a boy - believed to be 14 years old - was pulled from the water but he was pronounced dead a short time later, officers said.

The boy was swimming close to a lock before he disappeared from view, sparking a search by his friends.

They called emergency services who found his body in the lock about an hour and a half later.

The boy was swimming with his friends when he got into difficulty (Google Maps)

A police spokesperson said: "At 4.32pm yesterday (Saturday), police received a concern for safety report for a male in the canal by Thwaite Lane, Leeds. Emergency services attended and recovered a teenage male from the water.

"He received medical attention at the scene, but was sadly pronounced deceased a short time later. The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file has been prepared for the coroner."

Over the weekend, Brits flocked to parks, beaches and beauty spots over the Easter weekend to soak up the sunshine but the coming week will see wind and rain return.

Temperatures on Easter Sunday had been expected to top this year's record of 17.8C but instead fell just half a degree short.

The mercury rose to 17.3C in Chertsey, Surrey - just shy of this year's record of 17.8C which was recorded in Santon Downham, Suffolk, on March 30.

Despite this the UK was still hotter than Rome, where temperatures reached 16C, for a second day in a row.

A band of rain drifting across the Irish Sea is expected to bring blustery showers to the west coast on Sunday evening and much of the UK on Monday, with a risk of hail and thunderstorms in places.

However wet weather is likely to be interrupted by sunny spells for many.

Temperatures are unlikely to climb above 15C on Monday and will be even cooler on Tuesday and Wednesday when they are not set to top 13C.

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