Water-related deaths in UK heatwave hit 15 after girl dies in North Yorkshire

The Guardian1 jun 2026Markt
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A 13-year-old girl was pulled from the River Wharfe in Burnsall, near Skipton, on Sunday evening and later pronounced dead in hospital, while South Yorkshire police continued to search for an 11-year-old boy who entered the River Don in Mexborough on Saturday. At least 15 people have died in water-related incidents during a heatwave that delivered the UK’s highest-ever May temperature of 35.1°C, recorded at Heathrow and Kew Gardens, before the Met Office confirmed the hot spell ended on Monday with a return to seasonal conditions.