Boy dies in Moreton-in-Marsh swimming pool

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Boy dies in Moreton-in-Marsh swimming pool

It is reported that a 15-year-old boy has died after getting into difficulties in a swimming pool at the Fire Service College in Moreton in Marsh which was being used by a local diving club.

Police were called to the College on Wednesday night (19th April) where a teenager was reported to have collapsed and become unconscious.

Paramedics tried to resuscitate the boy and he was taken by ambulance to Cheltenham General hospital but later died.

Posted : 20/04/2006 12:56:25

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