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| Teenager dies in quarry accident | Teenager dies in quarry accident |
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| A teenager has died after falling off a cliff at a quarry. | A teenager has died after falling off a cliff at a quarry. |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service said the 18-year-old was found at the bottom of the cliff in water at Boon's Quarry near Nuneaton, Warwickshire. | West Midlands Ambulance Service said the 18-year-old was found at the bottom of the cliff in water at Boon's Quarry near Nuneaton, Warwickshire. |
| He was declared dead at the scene. Two boys who had been trying to help the teenager were treated for hypothermia and a third boy was treated for shock. | He was declared dead at the scene. Two boys who had been trying to help the teenager were treated for hypothermia and a third boy was treated for shock. |
| Ambulance crews praised the two boys who went into the water to try to help their friend. | |
| Spokesman Murray McGregor said: "At least two of his friends have gone down to the waterside and gone into the water to try and help him. | Spokesman Murray McGregor said: "At least two of his friends have gone down to the waterside and gone into the water to try and help him. |
| Boat launched | |
| "He appears to have disappeared and they have done everything they can to try to help him." | "He appears to have disappeared and they have done everything they can to try to help him." |
| Police said it was thought the boy had been out with five male friends when he fell. | |
| An ambulance spokesman said the service was called out to the quarry at Mancetter Road, Stockingford, at 1900 BST after getting a call saying a person had fallen off a cliff at a quarry and was missing. | An ambulance spokesman said the service was called out to the quarry at Mancetter Road, Stockingford, at 1900 BST after getting a call saying a person had fallen off a cliff at a quarry and was missing. |
| The boy was pulled from the water but nothing could be done to save him, he said. | The boy was pulled from the water but nothing could be done to save him, he said. |
| A fire service boat was used to take the patients and emergency service staff to a side of the quarry which was more accessible. | A fire service boat was used to take the patients and emergency service staff to a side of the quarry which was more accessible. |
| And a police helicopter was brought in to provide more light. |