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A 16-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulty while swimming in a quarry in Wigan
The teenager got into difficulty at Dawber Delph
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service were called out alongside police and ambulance crews to search for the boy in the water
Following a search the boy was recovered from the water and he was pronounced dead at the scene
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The boy's next of kin has been informed
It came as temperatures soared to the high 20s amid a heatwave in the UK
A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Three fire engines
"Tragically the casualty died at the scene
Our thoughts are with their loved ones."
Lancashire Constabulary said: "The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be passed to the coroner in due course."
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