World May 28, 2026 · 1 min read

Water-related deaths rise to 11 amid UK heatwave

Bodies of two teenagers recovered by emergency workers following separate incidents in Kent and OxfordThe number of water-related deaths during the UK’s recent heatwave has risen to 11 after the bodies of two teenage boys were recovered in Kent and Oxford.Emergency workers recovered the body of a 14...

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by Caroline Davies
Water-related deaths rise to 11 amid UK heatwave

Bodies of two teenagers recovered by emergency workers following separate incidents in Kent and Oxford

The number of water-related deaths during the UK’s recent heatwave has risen to 11 after the bodies of two teenage boys were recovered in Kent and Oxford.

Emergency workers recovered the body of a 14-year-old boy from the River Thames near Donnington Bridge, Oxford, at about 5.30pm on Wednesday. Thames Valley police said the boy’s family had been informed and that his death was being treated as “unexplained but not suspicious”.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Caroline Davies.

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