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| A 17-year-old boy has died after being trapped in flood water in Oxfordshire. | A 17-year-old boy has died after being trapped in flood water in Oxfordshire. |
| Emergency crews were called to Eastfield Road, Witney, on Tuesday evening after two boys became trapped in a culvert during flash flooding. | Emergency crews were called to Eastfield Road, Witney, on Tuesday evening after two boys became trapped in a culvert during flash flooding. |
| Firefighters had been up to their necks in water during the rescue bid and said the death was "absolutely tragic". | |
| The second boy is in the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. Nearly a month's rainfall hit Oxfordshire on Tuesday and many areas were flooded. | The second boy is in the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. Nearly a month's rainfall hit Oxfordshire on Tuesday and many areas were flooded. |
| Peter Cleary, from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, told the BBC the boy appeared to have become trapped behind a metal grate in the drain. We were doing all we could to try and save this lad Peter Cleary | Peter Cleary, from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, told the BBC the boy appeared to have become trapped behind a metal grate in the drain. We were doing all we could to try and save this lad Peter Cleary |
| He said: "A culvert is like a concrete tunnel, which has some bars to stop weeds and debris from going any further, and it looks as if he was restricted at that point [by the bars]. | He said: "A culvert is like a concrete tunnel, which has some bars to stop weeds and debris from going any further, and it looks as if he was restricted at that point [by the bars]. |
| "Our fire crews from Witney were in up to their necks in water. | "Our fire crews from Witney were in up to their necks in water. |
| "We wear buoyancy aids and jackets and we were doing all we could to try and save this lad." | "We wear buoyancy aids and jackets and we were doing all we could to try and save this lad." |
| He said crews attempted to resuscitate the teenager but he was later pronounced dead at hospital. | He said crews attempted to resuscitate the teenager but he was later pronounced dead at hospital. |
| "Unfortunately, this is just a real tragic event." | "Unfortunately, this is just a real tragic event." |
| Derek Gould, a 64-year-old painter and decorator, saw events unfold from his house, which borders the field where the tragedy took place. | |
| He said: "There was a group of lads over in the copse having a laugh in the flood waters. There had been a lot of children in the area all day. | |
| "Then we heard someone out of the back window yelling for help. | |
| "One fire engine came and they got one boy out but they could not get the other one out. | |
| "More engines came and later I saw the second boy come over on a stretcher. They were trying to resuscitate him." | |
| Sue Williams, who also lives nearby, said: "I heard sirens, there was ambulance, police and fire engines and they all went rushing over to the field. I desperately hope we can do something to stop it happening again Richard Langridge, councillor | |
| "They brought one lad out. He was okay, though cold and wet, but about half an hour later they brought a stretcher out and they were performing CPR." | |
| Thames Valley Police said the boy was one of a group of youths who had gathered in a field near Eastfield Road during Tuesday evening's flash flooding. | Thames Valley Police said the boy was one of a group of youths who had gathered in a field near Eastfield Road during Tuesday evening's flash flooding. |
| The teenage boy "found himself in difficulty in a flooded area and got trapped in a concrete culvert and drowned", police spokesman said. | The teenage boy "found himself in difficulty in a flooded area and got trapped in a concrete culvert and drowned", police spokesman said. |
| He said details of the death would be passed to the coroner. | He said details of the death would be passed to the coroner. |
| Conservative leader David Cameron, who is MP for Witney, said: "I was shocked and saddened to hear of the death of this 17-year-old boy. | Conservative leader David Cameron, who is MP for Witney, said: "I was shocked and saddened to hear of the death of this 17-year-old boy. |
| "My thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time." | "My thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time." |
| Richard Langridge, councillor for Witney North, said: "It's incredibly tragic. Unfortunately this is something which has been perhaps likely to happen so I am just incredibly sorry it has. | |
| "I desperately hope we can do something to stop it happening again. | |
| "I've been working with David Cameron and the local district council to try to get the Environment Agency to fund a scheme of balancing ponds above Eastfield Road to hold the water back. | |
| "I will be putting more pressure on them to try to get the work started - it's long overdue." |