Teenage boy drowns in public lake east of Perth

ABC NEWS (Australia)

A teenage boy has died after being pulled from the water at a public lake east of Perth. Emergency services were called to Lake Leschenaultia in Childow at about two o'clock this afternoon with the boy unable to be saved.

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00:00Usually a destination for family outings and water sports, Lake Leshenaltia, about 50 kilometres

00:09east of Perth, now the scene of a tragedy. Police confirming a 17-year-old boy had drowned.

00:17His body pulled from the water this afternoon. Swimmers recounting the moments they heard

00:22screams for help.

00:23We ran, we dropped everything and ran. Everyone was just running and tried to find this boy.

00:30They said he went under, he went under.

00:32Several police, ambulance and fire and rescue vehicles rushed to the lake after receiving

00:37reports a swimmer was in distress. In the meantime, witnesses frantically taking turns

00:43to dive underwater, with some locals bringing scuba gear to help.

00:48We dove so far, it was so dark. We got the boats out, moved the pontoon, all until the

00:56police and ambulance and everyone came. But despite their best efforts, the rescue was

01:00unsuccessful. Everyone was shaken up, everyone was in tears in the end because we couldn't

01:06find him. Police say the death isn't being treated as suspicious and a report will be

01:10prepared for the coroner.

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