00:00The force said despite the efforts of emergency services, the boy was retrieved from the river at around 10.30pm
00:07and pronounced dead.
00:09The boys next of kin have been made aware and are being supported by officers.
00:14Detective Superintendent Oliver Richer said the force's forts remain with the family and loved ones of the young boy at
00:22this incredibly difficult time.
00:24He added as the warm weather continues, he would urge everyone to remember that open water can present serious danger.
00:31The boy's death is being treated as unexpected but not suspicious and police said inquiries continue to prepare a report
00:40for the coroner.
00:42Dozens of people have died after getting into trouble in open water amid hot weather this summer.
00:48The Royal Life-Saving Society previously issued a plea for everyone to stop and think before getting in the water
00:56in response to the deaths, many of whom were children.
01:00According to Press Association estimates, at least 39 deaths have been reported this summer from open water incidents.
01:08The National Water Safety Form reported that there were 202 water-related fatalities across the whole of last year in
01:16the UK, adding that 2026 data will not be published until May next year.
01:22A child died in June after being pulled out of open water at London's Royal Victoria Dock.
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