Wakefield: Alfie McCraw, 16, died swimming in canal
Alfie McCraw, from Wakefield, died in what police say was an "extremely tragic incident".
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Alfie McCraw, from Wakefield, died in what police say was an "extremely tragic incident".
Tuesday, 12 July, 2022 Emergency services have issued a timely reminder of the dangers of open water swimming following the death of a teenage boy in Wakefield yesterday (Monday, 11 July).
A 16-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulties while swimming in a canal in West Yorkshire.
Emergency services were called to reports of a person in trouble in the West Yorkshire waterway.
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