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Teen dies in Kent pond, UK’s tenth open‑water death week

Published 28 May 2026

A teenage boy has died after being recovered from a pond in Kent, becoming the tenth person to die in open water across the United Kingdom during a week of record-breaking heat. Emergency services were called to Galley Hill Road in Swanscombe shortly before 3 p.m.

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