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| Police identify quarry death boy | |
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| Police say a body found by force divers was that of a 15-year-old boy who went missing while swimming in a disused quarry in Derbyshire. | |
| The body of Ryan Walker, 15, from Holmegate, was found on Sunday night at Far Hill Quarry, near Ashover. | |
| Emergency services were alerted shortly after 1500 BST by people who saw the 15-year-old calling out for help. | Emergency services were alerted shortly after 1500 BST by people who saw the 15-year-old calling out for help. |
| Derbyshire Fire and Rescue crews handed the search to the police underwater team on advice from a medical expert. | Derbyshire Fire and Rescue crews handed the search to the police underwater team on advice from a medical expert. |
| A Derbyshire Police spokesman said: "Search teams made up of police and fire crews were at the scene for a number of hours. | A Derbyshire Police spokesman said: "Search teams made up of police and fire crews were at the scene for a number of hours. |
| "A specialist police diving unit from Nottinghamshire, which had been called in to assist, recovered the boy's body from the water at 2050 BST." | "A specialist police diving unit from Nottinghamshire, which had been called in to assist, recovered the boy's body from the water at 2050 BST." |
| Danger warning | |
| Insp Ian Palfreyman from Derbyshire Police warned against playing in lakes and quarries. | |
| "What people don't realise are the real dangers there are. The water is always a lot colder than people expect and this can often send people into physical shock. | |
| "Also often people cannot see any possible obstructions beneath the water which they may get caught or trapped by. | |
| "The simple message is to stay out of open water and specifically quarries in general. They are dangerous places which should be avoided." | |
| Fire crews from Matlock, Clay Cross and Chesterfield attended the incident at the quarry, which is known locally as the Blue Lagoon, along with a police boat. | Fire crews from Matlock, Clay Cross and Chesterfield attended the incident at the quarry, which is known locally as the Blue Lagoon, along with a police boat. |
| A post-mortem examination is set to take place to establish the cause of death. The coroner has been informed and an investigation is under way. |