Opening the programme, Ranvir announced: “Our main news, a fifth young person has died after getting into difficulty in the water during the record-breaking weather across the UK. This [comes] after a 12-year-old boy’s body was recovered from a lake in Lancashire. It brings the total number of water-related deaths now to six.”
Reporter Katy Rickitt then provided live updates from Cheshire on the continuing search operation, before Ranvir said: “It’s absolutely excruciating to hear. We all sympathise and my goodness go there by the grace of god, any of us with young people in our lives,” reports the Mirror.
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The presenters then handed over to Nick Dixon, who reported on the death of 15-year-old Declan Sawyer, who tragically drowned on Sunday afternoon after encountering difficulties while swimming at Swanholme Lakes in Lincoln. “Nick, this is absolutely heartbreaking news,” Tom began.
Nick replied: “It’s obviously a warm and loving tribute to Declan, but his family have also tried to warn others about the dangers of swimming in these kinds of places here.”
Declan’s father, Carl, has paid tribute to a “funny and outgoing young man who loved his fishing and his football”.
A statement added: “He had a very cheeky smile and the personality to match. He was very much loved by his friends and family, and will be missed dearly by many.
“We would like to raise awareness about children playing near any rivers or lakes in the hot weather. Please can all parents, friends and family make their children aware of the dangers surrounding water.”
Nick went on to say: “It is very tempting, particularly over the last few days in the heatwave, to go into the water to try and cool down. You can see the lake this morning, it looks very calm and very inviting here as well, but the consequences have been tragic, of course, for Declan and others this week.”
The reporter then spoke with Mark Baxter from the National Fire Chiefs Council, who issued an urgent warning to viewers.
“Unfortunately, the cold water shock of entering these waters are still really, really cold, even though it’s really hot outside with the air temperature,” he said.
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“The cold water shock, it’ll make you gasping, there’ll be shortage of air, your muscles won’t be able to swim, and your ability to swim will just completely disappear… We’re really urging parents and carers of young people to speak to your children, trying to make them make sensible decisions when they’re around the areas of water like this.
“If you’re entering the water for whatever reason, then you get into difficulty, float to live. Put your head, back, ears under the water, arms outstretched, trying to remain calm and call for help.”
