Good Morning Britain has announced a tragic de@th to remind viewers of “cold water shock” on the record-breaking weather on this Bank Holiday. This news came as a 15-year-old boy went missing after getting into a lake in Lincoln on Sunday afternoon. Declan Sawyer was reported to have got into difficulties after entering the water at Swanholme Lakes, and police later found his body in the water. The UK Health Security Agency has issued a number of health alerts as the UK is braced for the hottest day ever recorded in May.
A 15-year-old died after suffering cold water shock in Swanholme lakes, Lincoln (Image: Google)
John, who represents RNLI, said: “Following that tragic news, we’re trying to reiterate, the cold water, shock element at this time of the year. Entering the water quickly, it could literally take your breath away. So we’re advising people in those instances to turn onto their back, tip their heads back, get their ears in the water, and use that arms and legs to float.
“Lakes can be anything less than 15 degrees. So the lakes and rivers, at the time of the year, are slightly colder than the sea. it is literally taking your breath away.”
Temperatures are set to go up to 34 Celsius, as the reporter explained: “If you take a look at the weather map, you’ll see that there are heat health alerts covering the entire UK, entire part of England I should stress. East Midlands, the east of England, London, the Southeast and the West Midlands, are on either yellow or amber alert.”
The UK is braced for what is set to be the hottest day ever recorded in May as temperatures are forecast to reach as high as 34 degrees celsius this afternoon. The UK Health Security Agency has issued a number of health alerts.
It comes after the hottest weekend of the year so…
Viewers were shocked the hear the tragic news, with one saying: “What is happening to this country and why do we have to be told everything? We had these in the past and doesn’t matter if every year, we survived back in the 70s and 80s.”
A second said: “We have had so much miserable weather over the last eight months, so let people enjoy this nice weather without all the warnings.”
“Brace for more silly advice to drink lots of water,” another added.
Tom Morgan, a Met Office meteorologist, told the Press Association: “We rarely see temperatures above 35C, even in the summer months, so to see temperatures getting close to 35C in May is, as I say, pretty historic.”
Saturday was the first time this year that the UK had passed 30C and Sunday was even hotter the hottest May temperature since 1947.
