Calls have been made to drain a quarry where a 16-year-old died over the weekend.
Lancashire Police and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service were called to by North West Ambulance Service at around 9.40pm on Saturday, July 9 to reports that a boy had got into difficulty in the water at Dawber Delph in Appley Bridge. After a search of the water, a body of a 16-year-old boy was found in the water.
He was found dead at the scene and his next of kin were informed at the time. Now, West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has called for the quarry to be drained "as a matter of urgency".
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She said: "I am saddened by the tragic news that a teenager has died in the East Quarry in Appley Bridge. My deepest sympathies are with his family and friends.
"Although the police, owners and local authorities have consistently done what they can to secure this Quarry to advise and prevent people from swimming in the lake, the size of the site has proved this difficult. Whenever we have a period of good weather, this has led to young people ignoring advice and warnings not to swim in the Quarry.
“The Quarry must now be drained as a matter of urgency, and I am calling on Lancashire County Council to give the final approval to any pending applications for the developers to begin draining the Quarry.”
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