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Two more boys die in latest heatwave water deaths

Two teenage boys have died in separate incidents in Kent and Oxford, the latest in a series of water-related deaths during the recent heatwave.

The body of a boy, 15, was recovered from a pond in Swanscombe, Kent, and a 14-year-old boy, named locally as Baltazar L'Quy, died in the River Thames in Oxford.

Their deaths on Wednesday bring the total number of people who have died in water-related incidents during the hot weather to at least 11.

Kent Police found the boy's body after officers were called to "concerns for a swimmer" shortly before 15:00 BST, while Baltazar's body was recovered near Donnington Bridge, Oxford, after emergency crews were alerted at about 17:30.

Water safety experts warn of dangers of outdoor swimming as heatwave grips UK

At least nine people have died in recent days as people have tried to cool off in Britain’s waterways

Water safety experts have warned about the dangers of outdoor swimming after a number of drownings in recent days as people try to escape soaring temperatures by cooling off in rivers, lakes, reservoirs and other bodies of water.

Emergency services have reported at least nine deaths because of water-related incidents in the past few days, seven of them young people, as Britain’s heatwave sends crowds of people to the seaside and other swimming spots.

On Wednesday, Cheshire Constabulary said they had recovered a body after searching for a 17-year-old boy who was last seen in the water at Pick Mere, a lake in Northwich. This week, a teenage girl and five boys died in separate incidents in Yorkshire, Warwickshire, Hampshire, Lincolnshire and Lancashire.

Teenager who drowned in River Thames named

Baltazar L'Quy died after getting into difficulty in the River Thames in Oxford

A 14-year-old boy who died after getting into difficulty in the River Thames in Oxford has been named locally as Baltazar L'Quy.

Confirming the teenager's name, the Oxford Timorese Community Association expressed its "deepest condolences" to the boy's family.

Thames Valley Police said the death was "unexplained but not suspicious", after being called to the river near Donnington Bridge at about 17:30 BST on Wednesday.

The teenager is the 11th person to die in water-related incidents during the recent heatwave across the country.

Speaking to the BBC, a member of the Oxford Timorese Community Association said it was a "heartbreaking time".

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