Body found in pond is 10th person to die in heatwave

Body found in pond is 10th person to die in heatwave8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleVicky CastleSouth EastBBCThe body of a teenage boy has been recovered from a pond in Kent - the 10th person to die in water-related incidents during the recent heatwave.Emergency services were called to reports of concerns for a swimmer in a pond in the Galley Hill Road area of Swanscombe just before 15:00 BST on Wednesday.Kent Police said: "His death is not being treated as suspicious at this time and a report will be prepared for the coroner."It comes after teenagers died in in Lincoln, Halifax, Rotherham, Warwickshire, Cheshire, Farnborough and Lancashire, as well as a man in his 60s in Cornwall and a woman in her 70s in Wales.Several of the victims have been named and tributes paid, while others have not yet been formally identified by police.Their deaths have sparked a warning by Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS), who said most water fatalities involved children. The RLSS added: "Warmer weather unfortunately sees an increase in accidental drownings."On Tuesday, the UK recorded the hottest day in May with temperatures reaching 35.1C at Kew Gardens in London.Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram and listen to BBC Radio Kent on Sounds. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250.