Girl, 13, dies in hospital after river rescue
A 13-year-old girl died after going missing in a river near a North Yorkshire beauty spot after going for a 13-month-old baby.
On Sunday, the child was reported missing at 18:30 BST, near Burnsall, Yorkshire Dales, near Lake Wharfe, near Burton.
She was discovered a short time later and rescued from the sea, but North Yorkshire Police announced she died shortly afterward, despite efforts from residents of the public and being taken to a hospital in an air ambulance.
During the latest heatwave, there have been at least 15 deaths related to water.
Burnsall is a village in Wharfedale, north of Skipton, and is renowned for outdoor pursuits.
Julian Smith, MP for Skipton and Ripon, thanked emergency services and local residents who volunteered for the rescue over the weekend.
All my thoughts, prayers, and wishes are with the family of the young girl who died in Burnsall yesterday,
he wrote in a social media post earlier.
"I was so sorry and sad to learn this horrific and tragic news.
A third day has dawned in South Yorkshire, where an 11-year-old boy is missing after going into the River Don, entering an 11th day.
On Saturday, emergency personnel were sent to Ferry Boat Lane, Mexborough, at about 20:00 BST, to report a child had entered the water but had not been seen getting out.
Specialist officers, an underwater search team, and Mountain Rescue volunteers all appeared at first light on Monday, both in the river and on land.
The boy's family was being helped by the police, who had asked citizens of the public to avoid the area in order to encourage crews to do their jobs.
On Saturday, a 15-year-old girl from Cheshire died in hospital after slipping into difficulties in the sea off the coast of Merseyside on Bank Holiday Monday.
On Saturday, a woman in her 60s died after a man and a lady became involved after entering the water in Thornton Cleveleys to "rescue their dog". The man, who is also in his 60s, is in a critical state in hospital, according to Lancashire Police.
Meanwhile, a 19-year-old man died after being rescued from a lake in Nottinghamshire, and a body was discovered in the hunt for a man who fell into difficulty in the Norfolk Broads.
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