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Water safety warning after nine people die during heatwave
Charities urge people to take precautions after at least nine people died after getting into difficulty in water during the warm weather.
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What happenedCharities urge people to take precautions after at least nine people died after getting into difficulty in water during the warm weather.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "Water safety warning after nine people die during heatwave". The other frames it as "Safety warning after heatwave deaths - but what is cold water shock?".
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CenterWater safety warning after nine people die during heatwave
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Right / center-rightTwo more bodies pulled from water during heatwave: Nine people including seven teens, grandfather, 68, and woman in her 70s die a...
Two more bodies pulled from water during heatwave: Nine people including seven teens, grandfather, 68, and woman in her 70s die after getting into difficulty in lakes and the sea
Seven teenagers, a grandfather in his 60s and a woman in her 70s are known to have died - including two teenagers pulled from the water today.
Safety warning after heatwave deaths - but what is cold water shock?
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As many people across the UK seek relief from record-breaking temperatures by plunging into open water, the RNLI has issued warnings after multiple deaths in water-related incidents.
