Boy, 16, dies after getting into difficulty while swimming in abandoned Wigan quarry
- A 16-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulty in water of Wigan quarry
- His body was recovered from Dawber Delph, Appley Bridge on Saturday, July 9
- A 13-year-old drowned in the quarry in 2015, and a 17-year-old drowned in 1999
A 16-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulty in the water filling an abandoned quarry in Wigan.
The teenager went into the water yesterday, at Dawber Delph, Appley Bridge, with emergency crews recovering his body following a search.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service were called out alongside police and ambulance crews to search for the boy in the water.
He was pronounced dead soon afterwards, with his next of kin informed.
Emergency crews recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy from Dawber Delph, Appley Bridge
A spokesperson for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: ‘Three fire engines, a boat and the drone team were deployed.
‘Tragically the casualty died at the scene. Our thoughts are with their loved ones.’
The teenager’s death is not being treated by police as suspicious, with a file due to be passed on to the coroner.
On social media, people expressed their sympathies for the boy’s family.
‘This is just so awful and sad. Deepest sympathy to his family,’ one person wrote.
Another added: ‘Rest in peace young man, thoughts are with his family at this heartbreaking time.’
‘So sad, heartbreaking for his family and friends,’ another person wrote.
In 2015, Miracle Godson, a promising 13-year-old rugby player died after entering the quarry’s waters and getting into difficulty.
Craig Croston, 17, drowned at the quarry in 1999.
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