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23
Jul 2021
Teenager dies after getting into difficulty in the River Wharfe
Paramedics tried to save the 19-year-old but he later died at the scene. Police said inquiries were ongoing.
A section of the River Wharfe. Photograph: Tim Green
A teenager has died after getting into difficulty in the River Wharfe at Grassington yesterday.
North Yorkshire Police said the ambulance service called for officer support at 7.45pm as a 19-year-old man was in difficulty in the water.
He was treated by paramedics but later pronounced dead at the scene.
The police said inquiries are ongoing.
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