16-year-old girl dies in Warwickshire river during heatwave

A 16-year-old girl died after getting into difficulty in a river in Warwickshire during a period of exceptionally hot weather last week. The body of Lillianna Tomlinson was recovered from the River Tame near Kingsbury Water Park on the evening of Monday, May 25, following a search by emergency services.

Officials were called to Bodymoor Heath Lane in Kingsbury just before 6:10 p.m. after receiving reports of a girl in distress in the water. After approximately an hour of searching, paramedics recovered her body. Warwickshire Police stated that specially trained officers are supporting her family.

In a statement issued through police, Tomlinson’s family said they are completely devastated and forever heartbroken. They expressed deep sadness that her life was taken in what they described as the most tragic way and thanked their community for its support while requesting privacy.

Her death occurred during a bank holiday heatwave that saw record May temperatures across parts of the UK. It was one of at least 17 water-related fatalities reported over several days as people sought relief in open water. The incidents, many involving children and teenagers, were spread across England,...