HEALTHJun 1 · 10:32 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDJosh Halliday North of England editor

Water-related deaths in UK heatwave hit 15 after girl dies in North Yorkshire

A 13-year-old girl died after being pulled from the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire, and an 11-year-old boy remains missing from the River Don as water-related deaths in the UK heatwave reached 15. The heatwave is ending, and the girl was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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